Kaliningrad Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Kaliningrad (English) Калининград (Russian) Königsberg
- City -
Church of the Holy Family; Königsberg Cathedral; "Fishermen's village" in pseudo-historic style; Brandenburg Gate; King's Gate; Pregolya River

Coat of arms	Flag
Anthem	none
City Day	4 July; observed on the first Saturday of July
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kaliningrad Oblast
Administratively subordinated to	city of oblast significance of Kaliningrad
Municipal status
Urban okrug	Kaliningrad Urban Okrug
Head	Alexey Silanov
Representative body	City Council of Deputies
Statistics
Area	223.03 km² (86.11 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census, preliminary)	431,402 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010	40th
Population (January 2018 est.)	475,056 inhabitants
Density	1,934/km² (5,009/sq mi)
Time zone	USZ1 (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1 September 1255
Postal code(s)	236001 - 236999
Dialing code(s)	+7 4012
Official website: http://www.klgd.ru

Kaliningrad (Russian: Калинингра́д; Lithuanian: Karaliaučius; German: ; Polish: Królewiec; briefly Russified as Russian: Кёнигсберг Kyonigsberg) is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea. 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.

It is surrounded by NATO and European Union members Poland and Lithuania and is geographically separated from the main part of Russia itself. Borderless connection is only possible by sea or air.

In 2002, it had a population of 430,003 people. This was more than in 1989, when the last census was done. At that time, the city only had a population of 401,280. About 78% of the people there are Russians, 8% Belarusians, and 7.3% Ukrainians.

It was named Königsberg originally. It was the capital city of the German province of East Prussia, the earlier Duchy of Prussia, and before that of the Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights. The city had that name from 1254 to 1945. The people were mostly Germans but they were expelled and replaced during wars.

One of the famous people from Königsberg was the philosopher Immanuel Kant.

Images for kids

Old Prussian clans in the 13th century (Sambia - orange)
Anointment of Frederick I after his coronation as King in Prussia in Königsberg, 1701
Local residents in Kaliningrad at "Immortal regiment", carrying portraits of their ancestors who fought in World War II
The blessing of the Easter baskets in Kaliningrad
King's Gate
Friedrichsburg Gate
Museum ship "Vityaz" from the collection of the Museum of the World Ocean
Kaliningrad Regional Amber Museum
Königsberg Cathedral on Kneiphof island
Brandenburg Gate
Kaliningrad Regional Drama Theater
Kaliningrad Regional Scientific Library
Königsberger Klopse are a Prussian specialty of meatballs in a white sauce with capers that can be found in many restaurants in Kaliningrad.
The Kaliningrad Stadium hosted the 2018 FIFA World Cup games
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Kaliningrad State Technical University
Baltic Naval Institute
Khrabrovo Airport
Kaliningrad South railway station
Railway network in Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad North railway station
A Tatra T4 Tram passing through the Brandenburg Gate
The Two-tiered Bridge
The Wooden Bridge
Second Overpass Bridge
The Pregolya River in Kaliningrad
The pseudo-historic "Fishermen's village"
13th century Juditten Church

Kaliningrad facts for kids

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