Touring Yurkino in Russia
Yurkino in the region of Vologda is a city located in Russia - some 299 mi or ( 481 km ) North of Moscow , the country's capital city .
Time in Yurkino is now 05:51 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zhokhovo, Yakshino, Vologda, Vognema, and Vlasovo. Being here already, consider visiting Zhokhovo . Check out our recommendations for Yurkino ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Sheksna River
The Sheksna is a river in Belozersky, Kirillovsky, Sheksninsky, and Cherepovetsky Districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Volga River. It is 139 kilometres long, and the area of its basin 19,000 square kilometres . The principal tributaries of the Sheksna are the Sizma (left) and the Kovzha (right). According to the Max Vasmer's Etymological Dictionary, the origin of the name of the river is unclear, but it may originate from a Uralic language.
Located at 60.07 38.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Goritsky Monastery (Goritsy)
The Goritsky Monastery of Resurrection (Russian: Воскресенский Горицкий монастырь) is a Russian Orthodox convent in the village of Goritsy, 15 kilometres north of the town of Kirillov, Kirillovsky District, Vologda oblast, Russia. As of 2011, it was one of the four acting monasteries and the only acting female monastery in Vologda Oblast.
Located at 59.86 38.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery
Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, loosely translated in English as St. Cyril of Beloozero's Monastery, used to be the largest monastery of Northern Russia. The monastery was dedicated to the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, for which cause it was sometimes referred to as the Dormition Monastery of St. Cyril. By the 20th century, the town of Kirillov had grown nearby.
Located at 59.86 38.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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