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Bagrationovsk

Bagrationovsk (Russian: Багратио́новск; German: Preußisch Eylau, lit. 'Prussian Eylau'; Polish: Pruska Iława or Iławka; Lithuanian: Ylava or Prūsų Ylava) is a town and the administrative center of Bagrationovsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located close to the border with Poland, 37 kilometers (23 mi) south of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast. It has a population of 6,400 (2010 Census).
Settlement was established in 1325 when teutonic knights built Preußisch Eylau fort at former old prussian castle mound. In 1348 settlement received town rights. In 1455 it was destoyed by fire ad later rebuilt. City rights received in 1585. Since 1945 belongs to Russia.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagrationovsk

Recent city comments:

  • Military shooting range, grenzer (guest) wrote 13 years ago:
    А звездочку из стального швеллера у начала дороги на стрельбище ставило отд.1 13УЗ в 1981-м.
  • Square, 68B5 (guest) wrote 15 years ago:
    плац
  • Frontier guards base, grenzer (guest) wrote 16 years ago:
    Быв. в/ч 9785 ПВ КГБ СССР
54°23'23"N   20°37'54"E
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