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15-524: The town is named after the Kirzhach River . The root of the name ( kirzh ) corresponds to a Moksha or Erzya word meaning "left". It was established in the 14th century as a sloboda assigned to the Annunciation Monastery. The latter was established by Saint Sergius of Radonezh , who lived in the area between 1354 and 1358. For most of its history, the abbey remained heavily dependent upon

30-408: A plaque that commemorates the meeting of Yuri Gagarin , the world's first spaceman, with local people on 29 March 1963. On 27 March 1968, 18 km from Kirzhach (near the village of Novoselovo), Gagarin and flight instructor Vladimir Seryogin died in a plane crash. A large memorial, museum and visitors spot have been built on the crash site. Tourists can also see the buildings of shopping malls, built in

45-420: A wide range of canoeing on lakes, rivers, oceans, ponds, and streams. The summer Olympics include canoeing competitions . Canoe slalom (previously known as whitewater slalom) is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on the river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at

60-458: Is 584 millimeters (23.0 in). It averages 151 days per year with temperatures above 0 °C (32 °F). A snow cover is present for four to five months; snow starts to fall usually at the end of November or at the beginning of December. Snow melts on sun-covered places in the middle of April and in forests at the end of April. Kirzhach is famous for its great monastery—Blagoveschensky cathedral. The diminutive katholikon , erected during

75-465: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Vladimir Oblast location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Russia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Canoeing Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle . Common meanings of the term are limited to when

90-648: The Internationalen Representation for Kanusport , the forerunner of the International Canoe Federation (ICF). Canoeing became part of the Olympic Games in the summer of 1936 . The main form of competitive sport was canoe sprint using a sprint canoe . Others include canoe polo , whitewater canoeing , canoe marathon , ICF canoe marathon , and playboating . More than 170 national canoe associations and federations are members of

105-500: The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius , which lies 48 kilometers (30 mi) to the west. After the monastery was disbanded in 1764, the sloboda was granted municipal rights in 1778. Thereafter, Kirzhach, as many other towns in the vicinity, developed primarily as a textile center. On October 12, 2004, the settlement of Krasny Oktyabr was merged with the town. Within the framework of administrative divisions , Kirzhach serves as

120-636: The administrative center of Kirzhachsky District , to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division , the town of Kirzhach is incorporated within Kirzhachsky Municipal District as Kirzhach Urban Settlement . City's climate is moderately continental: a warm summer, a cold winter with a moderate spring and fall. Average temperature in January is −10.6 °C (12.9 °F) and +18.2 °C (64.8 °F) in July. Mean annual precipitation

135-683: The 1850s. Kirzhach River The Kirzhach ( Russian : Киржа́ч ) is a river in Vladimir Oblast , Russia . It is a left tributary of the Klyazma . The length of the river is 133 km (83 mi). The area of its drainage basin is 1770 km² (680 sq mi). The Kirzhach originates from the confluence of the Bolshoy Kirzhach and the Maly Kirzhach near Ivashevo Village. The river flows from north to south and empties into

150-527: The ICF, including the American , Canadian , British , Scottish , and Welsh . Most present-day canoeing is done as or as a part of a sport or recreational activity. In some parts of Europe, canoeing refers to both canoeing and kayaking, with a canoe being called an Open canoe . A few of the recreational forms of canoeing are canoe camping and canoe racing such as canoe sprint and canoe marathons . Other forms include

165-669: The Klyazma at Gorodishchi. The Kirzhach is a shallow river with a maximum depth of 4 m (13.1 ft) and a maximum width of 70 m (230 ft). It is not navigable for larger vessels, however it is very popular for canoeing and kayaking . Its major tributary is the Sheredar . The towns of Kirzhach and Gorodishchi are located on the shores of the Kirzhach . The name is from Mordvin: Erzya : кяржи , Moksha : керш 'left' (sc. tributary). This Moscow Oblast location article

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180-447: The canoeing is the central purpose of the activity. Broader meanings include when it is combined with other activities such as canoe camping , or where canoeing is merely a transportation method used to accomplish other activities. Most present-day canoeing is done as or as a part of a sport or recreational activity. In some parts of Europe canoeing refers to both canoeing and kayaking , with a canoe being called an open canoe . A few of

195-478: The recreational forms of canoeing are canoe camping and canoe racing . Other forms include a wide range of canoeing on lakes, rivers, oceans, ponds and streams. Canoeing is an ancient mode of transportation. Modern recreational canoeing was established in the late 19th century. Among early promoters of canoeing as a sport was Carl Smith , who introduced canoeing to Sweden in the 1880s. In 1924, canoeing associations from Austria, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden founded

210-467: The reign of Ivan the Terrible , conforms to the early Muscovite type of cathedral church. It is commonly regarded as one of the last and loveliest specimens of this conservative strain. The monastery's open gallery connects the cathedral with the nearby Savior church, which has a square tower and a tent-like belfry . This church is a tomb of prominent Russian boyars- Miloslavskys . The 16th-century church

225-505: Was demolished during the Soviet time, but people began to rebuild it in 1990s. Today the cathedral is a convent . Since 1997, the monastery possesses the relics of the Russian Saint, Roman Kirzhachsky, the student of another great Russian saint, Sergey Radonezhsky. Tourists can see two ancient St. Nikolay's churches—one was built in 1764, the other in 1846. On the local art palace's facade is

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