General Information
Total area: 5.400 sq km
Total population: 18.600
District centre population: 8.239
Administrative centre: Kirillov
Administrative division: 15 administrative areas
Distance from Vologda: 127 km
Transportation routes: nearest railway station in Cherepovets (92 km off Kirillov), highway Vologda-Medvezh'yegorsk
Main branches of industry: timber, food, agriculture
Places of interest: the Kirillo-Belozersky monastery (15-18th centuries), Ferapont monastery (founded in 1398) and Goritsy nunnery (founded in 1544), national part "Russian North" (set up in 1992), Maura hill
Renowned residents: physicist D.Grave, historian I.Maisky, colonel-general E.Preobrazhensky, general Y.Baluevsky
News
The 27th international trade fair for travel & tourism OTDYKH LEISURE 2021 is held on September 7th–9th, Moscow. This year the exhibition gathered over 400 exhibitors and 160 speakers from 41 Russian regions and 21 foreign countries.
Over 300 works of art dating back to the XVII−XIX centuries will be presented at the exhibition “Russian Baroque”. It will open on June 24 at one of the affiliates of the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum.
The contest of tourist video presentation “Miracle of Russia “ was held in Sevastopol.
The Vologda Region enters the list of Russia's most popular parks for autumn walks, according to a study conducted by e-service for searching hotels Tvil.ru.
The contest of tourist video presentation “Miracle of Russia - Golden Brand “ was held in Yaroslavl. The Grand Prix of the festival-competition and the main “Golden Brand” were awarded to the Kamchatka Tourist Information Centre for the project “Kamchatka - Your Incredible Adventure”. The Kirillo-Belozersky Museum –Preserve took the third place.
On July 30, the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve joined the "Wooden Ring of Russia" Internet project at the invitation of the Russian Centre for preservation of wooden architecture of the Kizhi Museum-Reserve.
The conference "Liturgy in Eastern Christianity: practice, space and theory" is held with the support of the international magazine "Scrinium. Journal of Pathology and Critical Hagiography" on October 1-3.
The international scientific conference "Liturgy in Eastern Christianity: practice, space and theory" will be held in the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve on October 1-3 with the support of the international magazine "Scrinium. Journal of Pathology and Critical Hagiography".
The majestic architectural ensemble of Кirillo-Belozersky Monastery is one of the largest in Russia. It has kept architectural monuments of XV-XIX centuries, massive walls and towers.
An international photo festival was held in Kirillov on June 6th-10th. Its aim was to gather photographers from around the world, turning the town of Kirillov into an international centre of artistic expression focusing on photography. It involved international artists from such countries as Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.