Kirillov (town)
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Vologda Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kirillovsky District |
| Town of district significance | Kirillov |
| Administrative center of | Kirillovsky District, town of district significance of Kirillov |
| Municipal status (as of July 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Kirillovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Kirillov Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Kirillovsky Municipal District, Kirillov Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 7,728 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1397 |
| Town status since | 1776 |
| Postal code(s) | 161100, 161101 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81757 |
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Kirillov (Russian: Кири́ллов) is a town and the administrative center of Kirillovsky District in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of Lakes Siverskoye and Dolgoye, 129 kilometers (80 mi) northwest of Vologda, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 7,728 (2010 Census);8,229 (2002 Census);8,817 (1989 Census).
In the 13th century, the territory on which Kirillov now stands was a part of the Principality of Beloozero, which was taken over by the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the 14th century. In 1397, St. Cyril of White Lake, a monk and a disciple of St. Sergius of Radonezh, founded the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery on the shore of Lake Siverskoye. A monastic sloboda, from which the town later grew, developed around the monastery. The monastery was subordinate to Archbishops of Rostov. In the 15th–17th centuries, the monastery developed into one of the most influential monasteries in Russia. It also helped that the Sheksna River was one of the most heavily used waterways connecting central and northern Russia. At some point, the monastery was the second biggest landowner after the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius.Vasili III of Russia, the Grand Prince of Moscow, and Ivan the Terrible, the Tsar, visited the monastery on several occasions.
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