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List of the Oblast's governors since the end of the Soviet Union. Yuri Matochkin (appointed, September 1991 – 1996) Leonid Gorbenko (elected, 1996 - November 2000) Vladimir Yegorov (elected, November 2000 - 12 November 2005) Georgy Boos (proposed by President Vladimir Putin to the Kaliningrad Oblast duma and approved soon after this, 12 ...
Baltiysk was originally the site of an Old Prussian fishing village that was established on the coast of the Vistula Spit at some point in the 13th century. The village was named as "Pile" or "Pil" in several documents, possibly taking its name from pils the Old Prussian language word for fort. [11] It was eventually conquered by the Teutonic ...
Kaliningrad ( Roushie: Калинингра́д; Pols: Królewiec; Lithuanie: Karaliaučius; Greek: Kalininopolis) is a seaport an the admeenistrative centre o Kaliningrad Oblast, the Roushie exclave atween Poland an Lithuanie on the Baltic Sea. The territory, the northren pairt o the umwhile East Prussie, borders on NATO an EU members Poland ...
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Počas 2. svetovej vojny bol Kaliningrad dôležitou námornou základňou a v roku 1946 bolo mesto premenované z Königsbergu na Kaliningrad a vytvorená Kaliningradská oblasť vtedajšej Ruskej SFSR. Až do roku 1969 potrebovali sovietski občania na vstup do oblasti špeciálne povolenie a v oblasti boli rozmiestnené jadrové zbrane.
The Curonian (Courish) Spit ( Lithuanian: Kuršių nerija; Russian: Ку́ршская коса́; German: Kurische Nehrung; Latvian: Kuršu kāpas) is a 98-kilometre (61 mi) long, thin, curved sand- dune spit that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site shared by Lithuania and Russia.
Mar 12, 2015 · Kaliningrad profile - Facts. 12 March 2015. Kaliningrad was founded by Teutonic knights and was known as Koenigsberg. Territory: Kaliningrad. Status: Semi-autonomous region of Russia. Population ...
