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Mar 19, 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.
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.
Königsberg ( German: [ˈkøːnɪçsbɛʁk] ⓘ, lit. 'King's mountain', Polish: Królewiec, Lithuanian: Karaliaučius, Russian: Кёнигсберг, romanized : Kyonigsberg) is the historic German and Prussian name of the medieval city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia.
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.
Aug 22, 2023 · Area: 15,100 sq km. Population: 994,600. Language: Russian. Life expectancy: 66 years (men) 75 years (women) Getty Images. Kaliningrad has strategic importance for Russia. Key developments.
Timeline of Kaliningrad. Coordinates: 54.716667°N 20.516667°E. Coat of arms of Kaliningrad. The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kaliningrad, Russia. The city was known as Königsberg ( Polish: Królewiec, Lithuanian: Karaliaučius) prior to 1945 and Twangste prior to 1255. Historical coat of arms of Königsberg.
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.
