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Kaliningrad Oblast
Калининградская область (Russian)
—  Oblast  —

Flag
Coat of arms
Political status
Country Russia
Federal district Northwestern
Economic region Kaliningrad
Established April 7, 1946
Administrative center Kaliningrad
Government (as of October 2016)
 • Governor Anton Alikhanov
 • Legislature Oblast Duma
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)
 • Total 15,100 km2 (5,800 sq mi)
Area rank 76th
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 941,873
 • Rank 56th
 • Density 62.38/km2 (161.6/sq mi)
 • Urban 77.6%
 • Rural 22.4%
Population (January 2019 est.)
 • Total 1,002,114
Time zone(s) USZ1 (UTC+03:00)
ISO 3166-2 RU-KGD
License plates 39, 91
Official languages Russian
Official website: http://www.gov39.ru

Kaliningrad Oblast (Russian: Калинингра́дская о́бласть, Kaliningradskaya oblast) is a special part of Russia. It's an exclave, which means it's not connected by land to the rest of Russia. Instead, it's surrounded by other countries like Poland and Lithuania, and the Baltic Sea.

The main city and capital of Kaliningrad Oblast is Kaliningrad. This city used to be called Königsberg. The region has a population of about 941,873 people, based on the 2010 Census. Most of the people (about 77.6%) live in cities.

History of Kaliningrad Oblast

Kaliningrad Oblast has a very interesting history. Before 1945, this area was part of Germany. It was known as East Prussia. Like Kaliningrad Oblast today, East Prussia was also an exclave of Germany for some time.

Changes After World War II

During World War II, the area was taken over by the Soviet Union. After the war, in 1945, the Potsdam Agreement decided that this land would become part of the Soviet Union. It was then added to the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR).

At that time, many German people who lived there either moved away or were relocated. New settlers from other parts of the Soviet Union, mostly Russians, came to live in the area. Today, most of the people living in Kaliningrad Oblast are Russian. Only a small number of ethnic Germans remain, and many of them have moved there recently from other parts of the former Soviet Union.


Gallery

  • Kaliningrad 05-2017 img04 Kant Island

    Königsberg Cathedral

  • Angrapa

    Angrapa River, Kaliningrad Oblast

  • Life expectancy in Russian subject -Kaliningrad Oblast

    Life expectancy at birth in Kaliningrad Oblast

  • Victory Day in Kaliningrad 2017-05-09 51

    Kaliningrad's residents taking part in the "Immortal Regiment," carrying portraits of their ancestors who fought in World War II

  • Vodokreschi in Kaliningrad 2017-01-19 (03)

    Epiphany bathing in Kaliningrad

  • Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia - panoramio - Anton Yefimov (5)

    People on the beach near Baltiysk

  • Curonian Spit NP 05-2017 img17 aerial view at Epha Dune

    Curonian Spit in Kaliningrad Oblast

  • Kaliningrad 05-2017 img10 aerial view

    Kaliningrad

  • Калининградская ТЭЦ-2

    Combined heat & power plant 2

  • Etnoregionai

    Historical Prussian Lithuania comprises a sizeable part of the Prussian region that is now the Kaliningrad Oblast.

  • Curonians kursenieki in 1649

    The Curonian spit in 1649, inhabited by the Kursenieki

  • Cranz Damenbad 1900

    The East Prussian resort town of Cranz (Zelenogradsk today) as it looked ca. 1900. It was a destination for German artists and smart people.

See also

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