Domnovo
| Domnovo (English) Домново (Russian) | |
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.svg.png) Location of Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia | |
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| 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 |
| Domnovo on Wikimedia Commons | |
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
- Andreas von Kreytzen (1579-1641)
- Georg Weissel (1590-1635), poet
- Arnold Lyongrün (1871-1935), artist
- Walter Krupinski (1920-2000), Luftwaffe general
References
- 1 2 Kaliningradstat. 2010 Census Results
- ↑ 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.).
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
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