District of Kirillov
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 District of Kirillov (Vologda Region) has launched a Tree of Memory campaign. Its goal is to perpetuate the memory of people who died during the Great Patriotic War.
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.
The annual sports festival "In the Snows of Kirillov" and the Russian Snowmobile and Snow Bike Enduro Championships will be held on March 1 in the Kirillov District.
On February 26, Mr. Jean-Christophe Thiabaud, Consul General of France in St. Petersburg, made a visit to the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve and the Museum of Dionisy's Frescoes (Vologda Region).
The exhibition “Laces of Russian North” kicked off at a branch of the Mikhail Sholokhov State Museum-Reserve in October.
The Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Preserve is a place of great historical significance. The majestic architectural ensemble of the Кirillo-Belozersky Monastery is one of the largest in Russia. It has kept architectural monuments of XV-XIX centuries, massive walls and towers.
The festival will be held on August 10-11 as part of the Summer of the Russian North project initiated by Acting Governor Georgy Filimonov.
The exhibition “Laces of Russian North” that kicked off at the Tula Museum Association will last till September 21, 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.
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.
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.
Kirillo-Belozersky Museum and Vologda State Meseum-Reserve rank among the top most visited museums in Russia.
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.
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.
The exhibition “Laces of Russian North” kicked off at the Sergiev Posad Museum on March 22 and it will last till June 5, 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.
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.
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.