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The capital city of Kirov oblast.
Kirov city (also known as Vyatka and Khlynov) is the capital and administrative center of Kirov oblast of Russia. Kirov city is situated on the banks of Vyatka river about 900 km east from Moscow city.
Kirov population is about 464,000 (2009). Land area - 757 sq. km.
Kirov city phone code - +7-8332; postal codes - 610000-610050.
Kirov is a big transportation juncture. Federal highway A119 “Vyatka” is very close to the city. It is planned to finish the construction of federal highway “St.Petersburg - Ekaterinburg” in the part “Kostroma - Kirov - Perm” by 2011.
The city is also crossed by Severny (northern) (from Yaroslavl) and Novy (new) (from Nizhny Novgorod) branches of Trans-Siberian railway.
About 22 km from the main territory of Kirov city, the airport “Pobedilovo” is located. There are regular flights to Moscow, Sochi and Naryan-Mar. Also there is a river port.
The main industries of the city are light, machine building, metallurgy and timber. There are several museums, theaters and universities in Kirov city.
Novgorod city merchants founded the Khlynov fort near the Ural Mountains in 1181. The settlement was first mentioned as town in 1374. Khlynov town became part of Moscow state in 1489. It was known all over Russia for its clay statuettes and whistles. The oldest monument in the modern Kirov city is the Assumption Cathedral built in 1689.
Khlynov town was renamed to Vyatka by the order of the Russian ruler Catherine the Great in 1781. It was also made a center of separate guberniya. Vyatka town was a place of exile for Alexander Gerzen and Mikhail Saltikov-Shedrin.
The Trans-Siberian railway passes through Vyatka city. In December 1934, Vyatka city was again renamed by the Soviet powers after their leader, Sergey Kirov was assassinated on December 1, 1934.
Kirov Russia city street
Kirov city scenery
Kirov Russia city architecture
The following museums are located in Kirov:
Kirov is one of the most historical cities in Russia since 1970. In the city there are 11 historical monuments, 22 architectural monuments, 3 art monuments and 1 archeological monument of federal importance.
Assumption Trifonov monastery is located on the Vyatka river. It is one of the oldest cultural monuments. In the center of it there is a Cathedral church named “Virgin Assumption”, built in 1689. In the 1990s a number of ensemble buildings were restored after being destroyed during the Soviet time. Today it is a functioning monastery.
Alexandrovsky garden of Kirov city is one of the finest examples of park architecture of provincial classicism. It was founded in 1825 when Emperor Alexander I visited Vyatka (present Kirov city).
The Serafim Sarovsky church was built in 1906. In 1937 the church was re-made as an anti-religious museum. In 1942 worship services began in the church and lasted until 1991. It was the only open church in Kirov and had the status of the Cathedral one.
Kirov Russia city church
Kirov city cathedral view
Kirov Russia city monastery
Kirov city railway station
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