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 organizers of the Cinema Night campaign are the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Cinema Fund and the portal of the cultural heritage and traditions of Russia “Culture.RF”.
Kirillov will become home to the traditional historical reenactment festival "Kirillo- Belozersky Siege" on June 24-25.
The traditional historical reenactment festival "Kirillo- Belozersky Siege" will take place on June 24-25.
The association "The Most Beautiful Villages and Towns of Russia" unites small settlements with outstanding historical, cultural and natural heritage.
Analysts of the Yandex Travel service have published a rating of the most popular attractions in the Vologda Region.
The Interregional Historical Festival “Sugorie” continues to be one of the most popular events in the packed cultural calendar of the Vologda Region.
The festival of historical reconstruction, music and ethno fashion will be arranged on September 3-4.
On March 20, one of the biggest parks in the Russian North, located near the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery and the Ferapontov Monastery turned 30, having been declared as such on this day in 1992.
"Treasures of Russia" is an online voting dedicated to tourism opportunities in Russia. It is designed to identify the country's main attractions and its most popular places and objects and open new sights on Russia’s tourist map.
"Treasures of Russia" is an online voting dedicated to tourism opportunities in Russia. It is designed to identify the country's main attractions and its most popular places and objects and open new sights on Russia’s tourist map.