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Modern-day Kaliningrad was founded in 1255 on the site of the ancient Old Prussian settlement Twangste by the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades, and was named Königsberg in honor of King Ottokar II of Bohemia. A Baltic port city, it successively became the capital of the State of the Teutonic Order, the Duchy of Prussia (1525 ...
- Kaliningrad Oblast
It is a semi-exclave situated on the Baltic Sea. The oblast...
- Königsberg Castle
Today, Kaliningrad is part of Russia. The centre square of...
- Church of The Holy Family
In the beginning of the 1980s the church underwent a minor...
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- King's Gate
The King's Gate in 2017. The King's Gate (Russian:...
- Brandenburg Gate
The Brandenburg Gate in Kaliningrad with a Tatra T4 tram in...
- House of Soviets
The unfinished shell of the building in 2002. The House of...
- Kaliningrad Railway
Kaliningrad Railway (Russian: Калининградская железная...
- Königsberg Cathedral
Modern view of the cathedral. Königsberg Cathedral (Russian:...
- Timeline of Kaliningrad
Timeline of Kaliningrad. Coordinates: 54.716667°N...
- Kaliningrad Oblast
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.
- 1 September 1255
- Kaliningrad Oblast
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
Apr 11, 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
Kaliningrad Oblast (Russian: Калинингра́дская о́бласть, Kaliningradskaya oblast) is an exclave of Russia bordered by Poland, Lithuania and Baltic Sea. The capital of Kaliningrad Oblast is Kaliningrad, formerly Königsberg. It is quite unusual, first because it is not attached to Russia.
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