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Kaliningrad, [a] known as Königsberg [b] until 1946, is the largest city and administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave between Lithuania and Poland, 663 kilometres (412 mi) west of the bulk of Russia on the Pregolya River, at the head of the Vistula Lagoon, and the only ice-free Russian port on the Baltic Sea.
East Shield (Polish: Tarcza Wschód) is a national defense initiative launched by the Polish government to fortify its eastern borders with Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. The program represents one of the most significant investments in national security and border defense in Poland's post-war history.
Królewiec may refer to: . The Polish name for Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia (formerly Königsberg); The Polish name for Krolevets, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine; Królewiec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Königsberg (/ ˈ k ɜː n ɪ ɡ z b ɜːr ɡ /, German: [ˈkøːnɪçsbɛʁk] ⓘ; lit. ' King's mountain '; Polish: Królewiec; Lithuanian: Karaliaučius; Baltic Prussian: Kunnegsgarbs; Russian: Кёнигсберг, romanized: Kyónigsberg, IPA: [ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbʲɪrk]) is the historic German and Prussian name of the medieval city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia.
The Astronomic Bastion (German: Bastion Sternwarte) was erected in 1855-1860 and received its name from its proximity to the Königsberg Observatory. [3] The bastion's wall was demolished in 1910. [3] Subsequently the bastion was used to accommodate the Russian OMON for some time. [4] Later the structure was bought by the Russian MP Asanbuba ...
For the city with the Russian name Калининград (Kaliningrad), only the Polish name Królewiec is recommended and the use of the name Kaliningrad in Polish is not recommended, and for the administrative unit in which this city is located and bearing the Russian name Калининградская область (Kaliningradskaja ...
Initially, the current southern border strip passed under Polish control with Polish administration organized in the towns of Gierdawy and Iławka, however, the Polish administration was eventually expelled and the area was annexed by the Soviet Union and included within the Kaliningrad Oblast. [8] In 1946, the name of the city of Königsberg ...
This is a list of currently and formerly inhabited localities in the Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, with their former names, where available, in German, Polish, and Lithuanian.