Domnovo

Domnovo (English)
Домново (Russian)
-  Rural locality  -
Settlement

Location of Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia
Domnovo
Location of Domnovo in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 54°26′N 20°50′E / 54.433°N 20.833°E / 54.433; 20.833Coordinates: 54°26′N 20°50′E / 54.433°N 20.833°E / 54.433; 20.833
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Kaliningrad Oblast
Administrative district Pravdinsky District
Rural okrug Domnovsky Rural Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 820 inhabitants[1]
Time zone USZ1 (UTC+02:00)[2]
Founded 1300
Postal code(s)[3] 238404
Dialing code(s) +7 40157
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Domnovo (Russian: До́мново; German: Domnau; Polish: Domnowo; Lithuanian: Dumnava) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Pravdinsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located near the Poland–Russia border, about 40 kilometers (25 mi) southeast of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast, and 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) west of Pravdinsk, the administrative center of the district. Population: 820 (2010 Census.[1]

History

Before 1945 the area belonged to Germany as part of Landkreis Bartenstein in the Province of East Prussia. After World War II the region was placed under Soviet administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement, the native German populace was expelled.

Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 Kaliningradstat. 2010 Census Results
  2. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  3. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
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