Pionersky
Пионерский
Town
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Pionersky is located in Kaliningrad Oblast
Pionersky
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Pionersky is located in European Russia
Pionersky
Pionersky
Pionersky (European Russia)
Pionersky is located in Europe
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Pionersky (Europe)
Coordinates: 54°57′06″N 20°14′00″E / 54.95167°N 20.23333°E / 54.95167; 20.23333
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKaliningrad Oblast
First mentioned1254
Town status since1952
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[1]
 • Total11,016
 • Estimate 
(2018)[2]
11,312 (+2.7%)
 • Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Pionersky[3]
 • Capital oftown of oblast significance of Pionersky[3]
 • Urban okrugPionersky Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofPionersky Urban Okrug[4]
Time zoneUTC+2 (MSK–1 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
238590Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID27717000001

Pionersky (Russian: Пионе́рский​ⓘ; German: Neukuhren (pronunciationⓘ); 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 Russian census);[1] 11,816 (2002 Census);[7] 11,635 (1989 Soviet census).[8]

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

The 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.[9]

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

Administratively, it is incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Pionersky—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[3] Municipally, the town of oblast significance of Pionersky is incorporated as Pionersky Urban Okrug.[4]

Military

Pionersky Radar Station is located 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) to the south of the town on the former Dunayevka air base.

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Twin towns and sister cities

Pionersky is twinned with:

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References

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Resolution #639
  4. ^ a b c Law #374
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ 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).
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1886. p. 22.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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