Kirishi 1835407 223163090 2008-07-02T21:05:01Z TXiKiBoT 3171782 robot Adding: [[cv:Кириши]] {{coor title dm|59|27|N|32|00|E}} '''Kirishi''' ({{lang-ru|Кириши}}) is a town in [[Leningrad Oblast]], [[Russia]], situated on the right bank of the [[Volkhov River]], 115 km south-east of [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]]. Population: 55,400 (2005 est.), 55,634 ([[Russian Census (2002)|2002 Census]]). The settlement of Kirishi was first documentally mentioned in 1693. It was completely destroyed in 1943 during the [[World War II]]. In 1960, it was rebuilt, and the [[Kinef|Kirishi oil refinery]] was constructed. Town status granted in 1965. The name of the town originates from the [[Kirisha River]] (previously Kiresha), a tributary of the Volkhov River. =Sister Cities= *{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Tysfjord]], [[Norway]] {{Cities and towns in Leningrad Oblast}} {{Northwest-Russia-geo-stub}} [[ar:كيريشي]] [[cv:Кириши]] [[de:Kirischi]] [[et:Kiriši]] [[eo:Kiriŝi]] [[fr:Kirichi]] [[it:Kiriši]] [[nl:Kirisji]] [[no:Kirisji]] [[pt:Kirishi]] [[ro:Kirishi]] [[ru:Кириши]] [[cu:Кириши]]