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List Of Inhabited Localities In Kaliningrad Oblast
This is a list of inhabited localities in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, with their former names in German, Polish, and Lithuanian. After the former German regions of East Prussia were annexed to the Soviet Union as an exclave of the Russian SFSR, nearly all toponyms were given new Russian names. Major cities and towns Other localities See also *List of cities and towns in East Prussia * List of German places names for the inhabited localities in Kaliningrad Oblast *List of Belarusian exonyms for places in Kaliningrad Oblast Further reading *. (Letas Palmaitis. ''Proposition on Russifying Original Toponyms of the Northern Part of Former East Prussia''). 2003. {{in lang, ru Geography of Kaliningrad Oblast Lists of populated places Kaliningrad Kaliningrad Kaliningrad ( ; rus, Калининград, p=kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡrat, links=y), until 1946 known as Königsberg (; rus, Кёнигсберг, Kyonigsberg, ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbɛrk; rus, Короле́вец, Korolevets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Types Of Inhabited Localities In Russia
The classification system of inhabited localities in Russia and some other post-Soviet states has certain peculiarities compared with those in other countries. Classes During the Soviet time, each of the republics of the Soviet Union, including the Russian SFSR, had its own legislative documents dealing with classification of inhabited localities. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the task of developing and maintaining such classification in Russia was delegated to the federal subjects.Articles 71 and 72 of the Constitution of Russia do not name issues of the administrative and territorial structure among the tasks handled on the federal level or jointly with the governments of the federal subjects. As such, all federal subjects pass their own laws establishing the system of the administrative-territorial divisions on their territories. While currently there are certain peculiarities to classifications used in many federal subjects, they are all still largely ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolshakovo
Bolshakovo (russian: Большако́во, pl, Skajzgiry, lt, Didieji Skaisgiriai, german: Groß Skaisgirren or ' (1938-1946)), also referred to as Bolshakovo-Novoye (russian: Большако́во-Новое), is a settlement located in the southern part of Slavsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, 90 km from Kaliningrad. The adjective "Novoye" (new) is sometimes used to distinguish it from an eponymous village in Ivanovo Oblast of Russia. It is situated on the road from Talpaki to Sovetsk. There are also roads from Bolshakovo to Polessk and to Chernyakhovsk. Bolshakovo is a railway station on the Kaliningrad–Sovetsk line. Bolshakovo lies on the border of Polessk Lowland in a marsh landscape and has approximately 2,000 inhabitants. Bolshakovo is a transmission site of the ''Voice of Russia'' broadcasting station, the Bolshakovo transmitter. History In 1454, the region was incorporated by King Casimir IV Jagiellon to the Kingdom of Poland upon the requ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kornevo
Kornevo (russian: Корнево) is a rural locality (a village) in Rozhdestvenskoye Rural Settlement, Sobinsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 24 as of 2010. Geography Kornevo is located 38 km north of Sobinka Sobinka (russian: Со́бинка) is a town and the administrative center of Sobinsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Klyazma River (Oka's tributary), southwest of Vladimir, the administrative center of the ... (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kornilkovo is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Sobinsky District {{Sobinsky-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khrabrovo
Khrabrovo (russian: Храброво) is the name of several rural localities in Russia: * Khrabrovo, Ivanovo Oblast, a village in Ivanovsky District of Ivanovo Oblast * Khrabrovo, Kaliningrad Oblast, a settlement in Khrabrovsky Rural Okrug of Guryevsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast * Khrabrovo, Dmitrovsky District, Moscow Oblast, a '' selo'' under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Yakhroma in Dmitrovsky District of Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ... * Khrabrovo, Mozhaysky District, Moscow Oblast, a village in Zamoshinskoye Rural Settlement of Mozhaysky District of Moscow Oblast * Khrabrovo, Ozyorsky District, Moscow Oblast, a village in Klishinskoye Rural Settlement of Ozyorsky District of Moscow Oblast * Khrabrovo, Taldomsky Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imeni Alexandra Kosmodemyanskogo
Imeni Alexandra Kosmodemyanskogo (russian: и́мени Алекса́ндра Космодемья́нского) is a residential area in Tsentralny Administrative District of the city of Kaliningrad in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It was formerly known by its German language name Metgethen as first a suburb of and then a quarter of Königsberg, located west of the city center. History Located in the Kaporner Heath north of the Vistula Lagoon, the village of Metgethen was first mentioned in Teutonic chronicles in 1278Albinus, p. 211 as ''Myntigeite''.Weise, p. 146 At the time, Landmeister Konrad von Thierberg granted part of the farmland to an Old Prussian named Regune. The name "Metgethen" was carried by the estate's owners until 1482, when the last of that name married his daughter to Christoph von Röder, a commander from the Thirteen Years' War and ancestor of Erhard Ernst von Röder. Its manor was constructed ca. 1760 by an Italian architect. Metgethen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gvardeysk
Gvardeysk ( rus, Гварде́йск, p=ɡvɐrˈdʲejsk, a=RU-Gvardejsk.ogg), known prior to 1946 by its German name ( lt, Tepliava; pl, Tapiawa/Tapiewo), is a town and the administrative center of Gvardeysky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pregolya River east of Kaliningrad. Population figures: It is located within the historic region of Sambia. History Peter of Dusburg wrote of a settlement known as Tapiow, first documented in 1254, and the neighboring fort ''Surgurbi'' built by 1265.Oesterley, p. 676 The Old Prussian names were derived from the words ''tape'', ''teplu'', ''toplu'', ''tapi'', meaning "warm", and ''sur garbis'', meaning "around the mountain". During the 13th century Prussian Crusade, the area was conquered by the Teutonic Knights. To protect Samland from the Nadruvians and Scalvians, the crusaders built a wooden fort between the Deime and Pregel Rivers in 1283–1290. This was replaced by Tapiau Castle, a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guryevsk, Kaliningrad Oblast
Guryevsk (russian: Гу́рьевск, german: Neuhausen, pl, Romnowo) is a town and the administrative center of Guryevsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Kaliningrad. Population: History In 1255 the Sambians tribe's stronghold of Vurgvala was taken by Teutonic Knights and renamed as ''Neuhausen'' in 1262. Around 1292, the Castle of the Sambian Chapter was built. In 1454, King Casimir IV Jagiellon incorporated the region to the Kingdom of Poland upon the request of the anti-Teutonic Prussian Confederation. After the subsequent Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), it became a part of Poland as a fief held by the Teutonic Knights until 1525,Górski, pp. 96–97, 214–215 and by secular Ducal Prussia afterwards. From 1701, the settlement was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, and in 1871 it became part of the German Empire upon the unification of Germany, within which it was administered as part of the Province of East Prussia. In 1877, the village ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Druzhba, Pravdinsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast
Druzhba (russian: Дружба, german: Allenburg, pl, Alembork, lt, Alna) is a rural locality (a '' village'') in Pravdinsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Omet and Łyna rivers. Population: History The town was captured by Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło in 1410. In 1440, the town was one of the founding members of the Prussian Confederation, which opposed Teutonic rule, and upon the request of which King Casimir IV Jagiellon incorporated the territory to the Kingdom of Poland in 1454. After the subsequent Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), it became a part of Poland as a fief held by the Teutonic Knights.Górski, pp. 96–97, 214–215 From the 18th century, it formed part of the Kingdom of Prussia, and from 1871 it was also part of Germany. The Provincial Sanatorium and Nursing Institution Allenberg was a psychiatric hospital in Allenberg from 1852 to 1940. In the late 19th century, the town had a population of 2, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donskoye, Svetlogorsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast
Donskoye (russian: Донское, german: Groß-Dirschkeim, lt, Diržkaimis, pl, Tryszkajmy) is an urban locality (an ''urban-type settlement'') in Svetlogorsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the .... Population: References Urban-type settlements in Kaliningrad Oblast Svetlogorsky District {{KaliningradOblast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donskoye, Ozyorsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast
Donskoye (russian: Донско́е; german: Elkinehlen; pl, Elkinele; lt, Elkinėliai) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in the Ozyorsky District in the Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Population: References Rural localities in Kaliningrad Oblast Ozyorsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast {{KaliningradOblast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domnovo
Domnovo (russian: До́мново; german: Domnau; pl, Domnowo; lt, Dumnava) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Pravdinsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located near the Poland–Russia border, about southeast of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast, and west of Pravdinsk, the administrative center of the district. Population: 820 ( 2010 Census).Kaliningradstat2010 Census Results History German settlers arrived in the area probably during the 13th century and 1300 the Teutonic Order erected a castle ''(Ordensburg)'' to protect a crossroad here. The town, a so-called lischke, grew up around the castle. A church and a school existed at least from 1319, and from 1437 the town had town rights. In 1440 the town joined the anti-Teutonic Prussian Confederation, at the request of which Polish King Casimir IV Jagiellon signed the act of incorporation of the region to the Kingdom of Poland in 1454. During the subsequent Thirteen Years' War, the castle wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
