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Kaliningrad ( / kəˈlɪnɪnɡræd / kə-LIN-in-grad; Russian: Калининград, IPA: [kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡrat] ), until 1946 known as Königsberg ( German pronunciation: [ˈkøːnɪçsbɛʁk] ⓘ; Russian: Кёнигсберг, romanized: Kyonigsberg, IPA: [ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbʲerk]; Polish: Królewiec ), is the largest city and administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave betw...
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- King's Gate
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May 17, 2024 · Kaliningrad, oblast (region), extreme western Russia. Most of the oblast is in the basin of the Pregolya River and its tributaries. Centred on Kaliningrad city, it was formed in 1945 from the northern half of German East Prussia, which was ceded to the U.S.S.R. by the Potsdam agreement of that year.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 22, 2024 · Kaliningrad, city, seaport, and administrative centre of Kaliningrad oblast (region), Russia. Detached from the rest of the country, the city is an exclave of the Russian Federation. Kaliningrad lies on the Pregolya River just upstream from Frisches Lagoon.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Kaliningrad is the second-largest city in the Northwestern Federal District, after Saint Petersburg, the third-largest city in the Baltic region and the seventh-largest city on the Baltic Sea. It is the westernmost Oblast of Russia.
Kaliningrad ( Russian: Калинингра́д kuh-leen-een-GRAHD) , also known by its original German name, Königsberg, is the capital city of Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia. It has about 475,000 inhabitants (2018). It is also called 'Karaliaucius' in Lithuanian, as Lithuanians (cousins to the 'Old Prussians') used to live there.
Kaliningrad, also known by its original German name, Königsberg, is the capital city of Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia. It has about 475,000 inhabitants. Map. Directions. Satellite. Photo Map. klgd.ru. Wikivoyage. Wikipedia. Photo: A.Savin, FAL. Photo: Jjtkk, Public domain. Type: City with 490,000 residents.