District of Kirillov

   

General Information



Kirillo-Belozersky monastery

Ferapontov monastery

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

Kirillov is to host a festival of historical reconstruction, music and ethnic fashion "Heaven of the Slavs" on August 10-11.
01.08.2024

The festival will be one of the most spectacular summer events in Kirillov. It will be held as part of the Summer of the Russian North project initiated by Acting Governor Georgy Filimonov.

Kirillov is to host a traditional festival of historical reenactment "Kirillo-Belozersky Siege" on June 29-30.
31.05.2024

The festival has been staged in the Kirillo-Belozersky museum for several years. Clubs from different Russian cities will take part in it. This festival is one of the most spectacular summer events in Kirillov.

A delegation from Kirillo-Belozersky Museum took part in Intermuseum 2024 International Museum Festival.
27.05.2024

Intermuseum, an international museum festival initiated by Russia's Ministry of Culture and the Government of Moscow in 1999, took place on May 23-25 in Moscow.

Two museums of Vologda Region entered the TOP 50 Most Popular Museums in Russia.
23.05.2024

Kirillo-Belozersky Museum and Vologda State Meseum-Reserve rank among the top most visited museums in Russia.

Historical reenactment festival "Kirillo- Belozersky Siege" will be held in the beautiful Russian city of Kirillov on June 29-30.
21.05.2024

The festival has been staged in the Kirillo-Belozersky museum for several years. Clubs from different Russian cities will take part in it. This festival is one of the most spectacular summer events in Kirillov.

Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Preserve was presented at two international travel fairs.
15.04.2024

Vologda’s experts participated in the 19th International Trade Fair for Travel & Tourism Intourmarket (ITM) which was held in Russia, Moscow on March 16-19.

An exhibition of over 100 laceworks from the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Preserve (Vologda Region) will become a magnet for residents of Sergiev Posad and tourists.
26.03.2024

The exhibition “Laces of Russian North” kicked off at the Sergiev Posad Museum on March 22 and it will last till June 5, 2024.

Kirillo-Belozersky monastery in Kirillov was visited by 3.500 tourists per day.
11.03.2024

Guests and participants of the festival "In the snows of Kirillov" had an opportunity to visit the famous Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery for free. All in all, last weekend 3.500 tourists admired the majestic architectural ensemble of Kirillo-Belozersky monastery, one of the largest in Russia.

This year the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Preserve, a place of great historical significance marks the 100th anniversary of its foundation.
09.02.2024

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.

Kirillov (Vologda Region) enters the Association of the most beautiful villages of Russia.
05.10.2023

The Association of the most beautiful villages of Russia unites rural communities, possessing outstanding historical, cultural and natural heritage to promote conservation and best utilization of this heritage, rural tourism development, the involvement of rural inhabitants in processes of self-development and increasing the attractiveness of rural areas.