Kaliningrad is a Russian Administrative district with the city of the same name as its capital. The Russian exclave comprises about a third of the former East Prussia. The region borders in the south Poland (Voivodeships Pomerania about the Fresh spit, Warmia-Masuria and Podlaskie in the four-country corner) as well as Lithuania in the north and east.
Regions
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places
- Kaliningrad, formerly the German Königsberg
Other goals
background
language
Russian is spoken in the oblast. In rural areas in particular, foreign language skills cannot be expected among the population. Since English as the first foreign language was not introduced in schools until after the end of the Cold War, it is not expected that older residents will speak English.
getting there
The journey from the road is usually via the Polish-Russian border crossing north of Braniewo respectively.
The best way to arrive by plane is via the city Kaliningrad. From there you can reach all places by rental car (international driver's license required for self-drive), taxi, bus and train.
Since July 1, 2019, there are eVisa for Europeans (excluding the British) valid for 30 days, which entitle them to stay in the Obladt for 8 calendar days only. The obligation to notify does not apply, otherwise only the Russian entry and registration requirements.
mobility
Dynamic cardsTourist Attractions
For an overview the former German district towns (names from before 1939) and their Russian names.
| German | No. | Russian | Cyrillic | German | No. | Russian | Cyrillic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koenigsberg | 1 | Kaliningrad | Калинингра́д | Labiau | 2 | Polessk | Полесск; | |
| Darkehmen | 3 | Osjorsk | Озёрск | Pillkallen | 4 | Dobrovolsk | Добровольск | |
| Fischhausen | 5 | Primorsk | Приморск | Prussian Eylau | 6 | Bagrationovsk | Багратио́новск | |
| Gerdauen | 7 | Zheleznodorozhny | Железнодорожный | Ragnite | 8 | No, sorry man | Неман | |
| Gumbinnen | 9 | Gusew | Гусев | Stallupönen | 10 | Nesterow | Нестеров | |
| Holy ax | 11 | Mamonowo | Мамоново | Tilsit | 12 | Sovetsk | Советск | |
| Heinrichswalde | 13 | Slavsk | Славск | Wehlau | 14 | Znamensk | Знаменск | |
| Insterburg | 15 | Chernyakhovsk | Черняховск |
- Curonian Spit (Point of land between the Curonian Lagoon, a brackish lake, and the Baltic Sea with shifting dunes, nature reserve entrance fee)
- 1 Rybachi Bird Observatory (formerly Rossitten, on the Curonian Spit)
- 2 Swetlogorsk (formerly Rauschen, seaside resort with historical architecture)
- 3 Morskoje (formerly Pillkoppen), on the Curonian Spit, approx. 5 km from the border with Lithuania
- 4 Zelenogradsk (formerly Cranz, seaside resort)
- 5 Jantarni (formerly Palmnicken, open-cast amber mine, memorial against the atrocities of the National Socialists)
- 6 Baltisk (Pillau, naval port, restricted military area)
- Chernyakhovsk (formerly Insterburg, war cemetery)
- Sovetsk (formerly Tilsit)
- Primorsk (Fischhausen, war cemetery)
activities
kitchen
nightlife
security
climate
literature
Web links
http://gov39.ru/ - Official website of Kaliningrad Oblast
