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Königsberg. The settlement on the site of present-day Kaliningrad was founded as a military fortress in 1255 after the Prussian Crusade by the Teutonic Knights against Baltic Prussians. The new settlement was named in honor of the Bohemian (Czech) King Ottokar II.
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Kaliningrad Oblast (Russian: Калининградская область,...
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Today, Kaliningrad is part of Russia. The centre square of...
- 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.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Калинингра́д (Kaliningrád); named for Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin.
Pronunciation
1. (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈliːnɪnɡrad/ 2. (US) IPA(key): /kəˈlinɪnɡræd/
Proper noun
Kaliningrad 1. An oblast or federal subject in Russia; an exclave on the Baltic Sea, between Poland and Lithuania. 2. A city, the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, formerly called Königsberg.
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Калинингра́д (Kaliningrád).
Proper noun
Kaliningrad n (proper noun, genitive Kaliningrads or (optionally with an article) Kaliningrad) 1. An oblast of Russia; an exclave on the Baltic Sea, between Poland and Lithuania 2. A city, the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia; formerly located in East Prussia and called Königsberg
Proper noun
Kaliningrad 1. Kaliningrad (an oblast of Russia) 2. Kaliningrad (a city, the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)
Etymology
From Russian Калинингра́д (Kaliningrád).
Proper noun
Kaliningrad 1. Kaliningrad (an oblast of Russia) 2. Kaliningrad (a city, the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)
Jun 25, 2024 · History of the Russian city of Kaliningrad, formerly the German city of Konigsberg. Detached from the rest of the country, the city is an exclave of the Russian Federation. Formerly the capital of East Prussia, Kaliningrad was ceded to the Soviet Union in 1945 under the Potsdam agreement.
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May 17, 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.
Mar 12, 2015 · Concise information about the Russian territory of Kaliningrad, including population, language and religion
