Slavsk
Славск
Town[1]
Church in Slavsk
Church in Slavsk
Coat of arms of Slavsk
Coat of arms
Location of Slavsk
Map
Slavsk is located in Kaliningrad Oblast
Slavsk
Slavsk
Location of Slavsk
Slavsk is located in European Russia
Slavsk
Slavsk
Slavsk (European Russia)
Slavsk is located in Europe
Slavsk
Slavsk
Slavsk (Europe)
Slavsk is located in Russia
Slavsk
Slavsk
Slavsk (Russia)
Coordinates: 55°05′N 21°40′E / 55.083°N 21.667°E / 55.083; 21.667
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKaliningrad Oblast[1]
Administrative districtSlavsky District[1]
Town of district significanceSlavsk[1]
Founded1292[2]
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total4,614
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
4,074 (−11.7%)
 • Capital ofSlavsky District,[1] town of district significance of Slavsk[1]
 • Municipal districtSlavsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementSlavskoye Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofSlavsky Municipal District,[5] Slavskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+2 (MSK–1 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
238600
OKTMO ID27727000001

Slavsk (Russian: Славск; German: Heinrichswalde; Lithuanian: Gastos[8]) is a town and the administrative center of Slavsky District in the Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located 105 kilometers (65 mi) northeast of Kaliningrad. Population figures: 4,614 (2010 Census);[3] 5,172 (2002 Census);[9] 4,682 (1989 Census).[10]

History

The town was established in 1292 by the Teutonic Knights.[2] After the Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), it became a part of a Polish fief held by the Teutonic Knights,[11] and by Ducal Prussia afterwards.

From 1701, it formed part of the Kingdom of Prussia, and in 1819 it became seat of the Prussian Elchniederung district. In 1871 it became part of Germany. In the late 19th century, it had a population of over 1,800, partially Lithuanian.[8] According to German data 16,000 Lithuanians lived in the district in 1890[12] (29% of the population). Two annual fairs were held in the town in the late 19th century.[8]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19894,682—    
20025,172+10.5%
20104,614−10.8%
20184,074−11.7%
Source:[3]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Slavsk serves as the administrative center of Slavsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with six rural localities, incorporated within Slavsky District as the town of district significance of Slavsk.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Slavsk is incorporated within Slavsky Municipal District as Slavskoye Urban Settlement.[5]

Transportation

The town has a railway station on the Sovetsk-Kaliningrad railroad.

Notable people

Twin towns and sister cities

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

Slavsk is twinned with:

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Resolution No. 640
  2. ^ a b c d Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 424. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e Law No. 261
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom III (in Polish). Warszawa. 1882. p. 592.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 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).
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Górski, pp. 96–97, 214–215
  12. ^ "Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte Ostpreußen, Kreis Elchniederung". www.verwaltungsgeschichte.de. Archived from the original on 12 January 2007.

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