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- 1. a port on the Baltic coast of eastern Europe, capital of the Russian region of Kaliningrad; population 421,700 (est. 2008). It was known by its German name of Königsberg until 1946, when it was ceded to the Soviet Union under the Potsdam Agreement and renamed in honour of Kalinin. Its port is ice-free all the year round and is a significant naval base for the Russian fleet.
- 2. a region of Russia, an enclave situated on the Baltic coast of eastern Europe; capital, Kaliningrad. It shares its borders with Lithuania and Poland and is separated from Russia by the intervening countries of Lithuania, Latvia, and Belarus.
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1 day ago · Summer, which begins in June, is predominantly warm but hot at times (with temperature reaching as high as +30–+35 °C (86–95 °F) at least once per year) with plenty of sunshine interspersed with heavy showers. The average annual hours of sunshine for Kaliningrad is 1,700, similar to other northern cities.
Jun 25, 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.
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4 days ago · 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.
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5 days ago · 2:02. Russia has been using Kaliningrad, its exclave that borders Poland and Lithuania, as one of its bases to disrupt European Union satellite systems, according to a United Nations agency that ...
3 days ago · Калининград — второй по численности населения (первый — Санкт-Петербург, третий — Вологда) город Северо-Западного федерального округа, третий (после Риги и Вильнюса) в Прибалтике и ...
5 days ago · Lithuania will fortify its borders with Belarus and Russia’s western enclave, Kaliningrad. The Baltic nation will construct new barriers and protective positions “in case of a military aggression,” warned Laurynas Kasčiūnas, the Minister for National Defence. The Armed Forces’ Logistics Command signed procurement contracts that ...
2 days ago · Kaliningrad region is the most western and European region in Russia. The waters of the Baltic Sea wash its shores. The mild climate and the abundance of lakes guarantee excellent beach rest and fishing.
