Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad (Russian: Калинингра́д; Lithuanian: Karaliaučius; German: 
Königsberg (info • help); Polish: Królewiec; briefly Russified as Russian: Кёнигсберг Kyonigsberg) is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea. 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 (English) Калининград (Russian) Königsberg | |
|---|---|
| - City - | |
.png) Church of the Holy Family; Königsberg Cathedral; "Fishermen's village" in pseudo-historic style; Brandenburg Gate; King's Gate; Pregolya River | |
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| Anthem | none[1] |
| City Day | 4 July; observed on the first Saturday of July |
| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Kaliningrad |
| Municipal status | |
| Urban okrug | Kaliningrad Urban Okrug |
| Head[3] | Alexey Silanov[2] |
| Representative body | City Council of Deputies[3] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 223.03 km2 (86.11 sq mi)[4] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) | 431,402 inhabitants[5] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 40th |
| Population (January 2018 est.) | 475,056 inhabitants[6] |
| Density | 1,934/km2 (5,009/sq mi)[7] |
| Time zone | USZ1 (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1 September 1255[4] |
| Postal code(s) | 236001 - 236999 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 4012 |
| Official website | |
It is surrounded by NATO and European Union members Poland and Lithuania and is geographically separated from the main part of Russia itself. Borderless connection is only possible by sea or air.
In 2002, it had a population of 430,003 people. This was more than in 1989, when the last census was done. At that time, the city only had a population of 401,280. About 78% of the people there are Russians, 8% Belarusians, and 7.3% Ukrainians.[8]
Until World War II the people were mostly Germans. Many fled during the war, and the rest were expelled between 1946 and 1949.
It was named Königsberg originally. The city had that name from 1254 to 1945.
History
It was the capital city of the German province of East Prussia, the earlier Duchy of Prussia, and before that of the Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights.
The Albertina University opened in 1544.[9]
Famous people
One of the famous people from Königsberg was the philosopher Immanuel Kant.
Kaliningrad Media
Old Prussian clans in the 13th century (Sambia - orange)
Anointment of Frederick I after his coronation as King in Prussia in Königsberg, 1701
The monument to Kalinin on the Kalinin Square (former Reichsplatz), built in 1959
Demolition of Königsberg Castle with explosives, 1959. The last remnants were destroyed by 1968.
The Königsberg Cathedral, restored in the 1990s
Local residents in Kaliningrad at "Immortal regiment", carrying portraits of their ancestors who fought in World War II
The blessing of the Easter baskets in Kaliningrad
Fort Friedrichsburg in Kaliningrad formerly Königsberg, Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia).
Museum ship "Vityaz" from the collection of the Museum of the World Ocean
References
- ↑ Article 6 of the Charter of Kaliningrad states that the city may have an anthem, providing one is officially adopted. As of 2015[update], an anthem is not listed among the symbols of the city shown on the official website of Kaliningrad.
- ↑ Official website of Kaliningrad. Head of the City, Alexander Georgiyevich Yaroshuk. (in Russian)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Charter of Kaliningrad, Article 25
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Official website of Kaliningrad. Passport of Kaliningrad Urban Okrug. (in Russian)
- ↑ "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); no-break space character in|accessdate=at position 9 (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Kaliningrad Oblast Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Оценка численности населения Калининградской области по состоянию на 1 января 2018 года (in Russian)
- ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
- ↑ Kaliningrad Oblast
- ↑ Maria Olerud. https://www.aftenposten.no/historie/i/v5jKpB/stedet-har-en-helt-spesiell-historie-naa-gjoer-byen-baade-russland-og-na. Aftenposten. Retrieved 15 April 2022
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