Kirzhach

Key facts

Russian town.en_name: Kirzhach
Russian town.ru_name: Киржач
Russian town.image_skyline: Kirzhach Panorama.jpg
Russian town.image_caption: Panoramic view of Kirzhach
Russian town.map_label_position: right
Russian town.image_flag: Flag of Kirzhach (Vladimirskaya oblast).gif
Russian town.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Kirzhach (Vladimirskaya oblast).png
Russian town.federal_subject: Vladimir Oblast
Russian town.adm_district_jur: Kirzhachsky District
Russian town.adm_ctr_of: Kirzhachsky District
Russian town.inhabloc_cat: Town
Russian town.mun_district_jur: Kirzhachsky Municipal District
Russian town.urban_settlement_jur: Kirzhach Urban Settlement
Russian town.mun_admctr_of1: Kirzhachsky Municipal District
Russian town.mun_admctr_of2: Kirzhach Urban Settlement
Russian town.pop_2010census: 29965
Russian town.established_date: 14th century
Russian town.current_cat_date: 1778

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Kirzhach () is a town and the administrative center of Kirzhachsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Kirzhach River in the west of the oblast, west of Vladimir and south of Alexandrov. Population:

==Etymology== The town is named after the Kirzhach River, which flows through the town. The root of the name (kirzh) corresponds to a Moksha or Erzya word meaning "left".

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