Pionersky (Russian: ; German: Neukuhren (); Lithuanian: Kuršiai) is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located along the Baltic Sea on the Sambian Peninsula, between Zelenogradsk and Svetlogorsk. Population figures: 11,016 (2010 Census);[1] 11,816 (2002 Census);[6] 11,635 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Pionersky
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Location of Pionersky  | |
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| Coordinates: 54°57′06″N 20°14′00″E / 54.95167°N 20.23333°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
| First mentioned | 1254 |
| Town status since | 1952 |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,016 |
| • Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Pionersky[2] |
| • Capital of | town of oblast significance of Pionersky[2] |
| • Urban okrug | Pionersky Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Pionersky Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (MSK–1  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 238590 |
| OKTMO ID | 27717000001 |
The Residence of the President of the Russian Federation "Yantar" and the only Federal Children's orthopedic sanatorium in Russia "Pionersk" are located in the town.
History
editThe village was first mentioned in 1254. After the Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), the area became a part of a Polish fief held by the Teutonic Knights and by secular Ducal Prussia until 1657. From 1701, it formed part of the Kingdom of Prussia, and from 1871 it was also part of Germany. In 1878, the village had a population of 566, mostly employed in fishing.[8]
It was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945 upon the end of World War II and renamed Pionersky after the children's health camp of the Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet Union that was established in the town after the war by the new Soviet authorities. The town's small harbor, formerly used only for fishing, now accommodates sailboats and beach tourism.
Administrative and municipal status
editAdministratively, it is incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Pionersky—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2] Municipally, the town of oblast significance of Pionersky is incorporated as Pionersky Urban Okrug.[3]
Military
editPionersky Radar Station is located 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) to the south of the town on the former Dunayevka air base.
International relations
editTwin towns and sister cities
editPionersky is twinned with:
Gallery
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Seaside view in Pionersky -
Beach and harbor in Pionersky -
Culture center -
Typical old houses
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ a b c Resolution #639
- ^ a b c Law #374
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1886. p. 22.
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Sources
edit- Правительство Калининградской области. Постановление №640 от 30 августа 2011 г. «Об утверждении реестра объектов административно-территориального деления Калининградской области», в ред. Постановления №877 от 21 ноября 2011 г «О внесении изменения в Постановление Правительства Калининградской области от 30 августа 2011 г. №640». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Калининградская правда" (вкладыш "Официально"), №170, 15 сентября 2011 г. (Government of Kaliningrad Oblast. Resolution #640 of August 30, 2011 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Objects of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of Kaliningrad Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #877 of November 21, 2011 On Amending the Resolution of the Government of Kaliningrad Oblast #640 of August 30, 2011. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Калининградская областная Дума. Закон №374 от 31 марта 2004 г. «О наделении муниципального образования "Город Пионерский" статусом городского округа», в ред. Закона №370 от 1 июля 2009 г «О составе территорий муниципальных образований Калининградской области». Вступил в силу с момента официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская газета" ("Запад России"), №88, 27 апреля 2004 г. (Kaliningrad Oblast Duma. Law #374 of March 31, 2004 On Granting the Urban Okrug Status to the Municipal Formation of the "Town of Pionersky", as amended by the Law #370 of July 1, 2009 On the Composition of the Territories of the Municipal Formations of Kaliningrad Oblast. Effective as of the moment of the official publication.).