Kirillov (town)

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Coordinates: (8,229) 59°52′N 38°23′E / 59.867, 38.383

Coat of arms of Kirillov
Coat of arms of Kirillov

Kirillov (Russian: Кири́ллов) is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of the Lake Siverskoye and Lake Dolgoye some 100 km northeast of Cherepovets. Population: 8,229 (2002 Census); 8,817 (1989 Census).

Kirillov was founded in the 14th century around the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery as a monastic sloboda. In 1775, the sloboda was granted town status.

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