Kaliningrad

**Kaliningrad**
	Russian Baltic city between Poland and Lithuania
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Instance of	centre of oblast; city or town; big city; city of oblast significance;
Named after	Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin (1946–);
Location	Kaliningrad Urban Okrug; Russia;
Located in or next to body of water	Pregolya;
Head of government	Evgeny Dmitrievich Lyubivy (2021–2023);
Inception	1255;
Population	475,056 (2018);
Area	224.7 km²;
Elevation above sea level	5 m;
Follows	Königsberg;
Replaces	Königsberg;
Different from	Korolyov; Kaliningrad Oblast;
Maximum temperature record	36.5 degree Celsius;
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	54° 43′ 00″ N, 20° 30′ 00″ E
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English: Kaliningrad, formerly the prussian (german) city of Königsberg, is a city in Russia, an administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast.

Deutsch: Kaliningrad, das frühere Königsberg in Preußen, ist eine russische Stadt in der Kaliningrader Oblast.

日本語: カリーニングラードはロシアのカリーニングラード州の中心となる都市である。

한국어: 칼리닌그라드는 러시아의 도시로, 칼리닌그라드 주의 주도이다.

Plattdüütsch: Kaliningrad, dat fröhere Königsberg, is en russ'sche Stadt in de Oblast Kaliningrad.

Polski: Kaliningrad, po polsku Królewiec, stolica Obwodu kaliningradzkiego - eksklawy Rosji, graniczącej z Polską i Litwą.

Русский: Калининград — город в России, административный центр Калининградской области.

Svenska: Kaliningrad före detta königsberg är en stad i Ryssland, det administrativa centrumet för Kaliningrad Oblast.

Українська: Калінінград — місто в Росії, адміністративний центр Калінінградської області.

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Maps[edit]

Kaliningrad (satellite view)
Königsberg 1613 by Joachim Bering

Insignia[edit]

Modern coat of arms

Architecture[edit]

Teutonic castle[edit]

Teutonic castle of Königsberg, destroyed in World War II
Castle courtyard

Churches and cathedrals[edit]

Former Holy Family church
Former Holy Family church, frontal view

Old cathedral[edit]

Old Cathedral
Main façade of the cathedral as in 2002
Cathedral seen from Estakadnyy bridge
Restoration of cathedral's roof
Restoration of cathedral's roof
Restoration of cathedral's roof
View of the Kaliningrad cathedral from the rear.

New Cathedral[edit]

New Orthodox cathedral being build behinde statue of Lenin
New cathedral under construction

Fortification structures[edit]

Old tower
Gate of an old fortress
This fortification structure was build in 1860-ties. Now a beer restaurant is situated in it.

City gates[edit]

Old city gate, known as Kings' gate
Another city gate, called "Zakhaimskiye" (originally: Sackheim)
Zakhaimskiye gate, frontal view
Brandenburg gate
Friedländ gate

Various pre-WWII buildings[edit]

Railway station "Kaliningrad-South"
Former administration of East Prussian railways, now apartment building
Building of former stock market
This building was build in 1860s for the University Hospital of Königsberg. After World War II it is used to house one of city hospitals

Various post-WWII buildings[edit]

New apartment buildings
Combined railway/road lift doubledecker bridge

"House of the Soviets"[edit]

1982
2002
2009

Museums[edit]

Museum of history and art

Museum of the World Ocean[edit]

Museum ship "Vitiaz" ("Витязь")
Some equipment inside old submarine B-413 (Б-413) that is now installed as an memorial ship in the center of Kaliningrad