Guryevsk (Russian: Гу́рьевск, German: Neuhausen,[8] Polish: Romnowo) is a town and the administrative center of Guryevsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) northeast of Kaliningrad. Population figures: 12,431 (2010 Census);[3] 10,913 (2002 Census);[9] 7,934 (1989 Census).[10]

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Guryevsk Гурьевск
Town[1]
Coat of arms
Location of Guryevsk
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Coordinates: 54°47′N 20°37′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kaliningrad Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Guryevsky District[1]
Town of district significance	Guryevsk[1]
Founded	1262[2]
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	12,431
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	17,295 (+39.1%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Guryevsky District[1], town of district significance of Guryevsk[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Guryevsky Urban Okrug[5]
• Capital of	Guryevsky Urban Okrug[5]
Time zone	UTC+2 (MSK–1 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	689450
OKTMO ID	27707000001

History

In 1255 the Sambians tribe's stronghold of Vurgvala was taken by Teutonic Knights and renamed as Neuhausen in 1262.[2] Around 1292, the Castle of the Sambian Chapter was built.[11] In 1454, King Casimir IV Jagiellon incorporated the region to the Kingdom of Poland upon the request of the anti-Teutonic Prussian Confederation.[12] After the subsequent Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), it became a part of Poland as a fief held by the Teutonic Knights until 1525,[13] and by secular Ducal Prussia afterwards. From 1701, the settlement was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, and in 1871 it became part of the German Empire upon the unification of Germany, within which it was administered as part of the Province of East Prussia. In 1877, the village had a population of 559, mostly employed in agriculture and cattle breeding.[11] It was captured by Red Army on 28 January 1945.

After the end of World War II in 1945, the town was annexed by the Soviet Union. The remaining German population which had not been evacuated was subsequently expelled in accordance with the Potsdam Agreement and replaced with Russians. The following year it was renamed Guryevsk in honor of Stepan Guryev, a Soviet marshal who died during the capture of Kaliningrad.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Guryevsk serves as the administrative center of Guryevsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Guryevsky District as the town of district significance of Guryevsk.[14]

Within the framework of municipal divisions, since May 31, 2013, the territories of the town of district significance of Guryevsk and of seven rural okrugs of Guryevsky District are incorporated as Guryevsky Urban Okrug.[5] Before that, the town of district significance was incorporated within Guryevsky Municipal District as Guryevskoye Urban Settlement.[5]

Notable people

• Martin Kähler (1835–1912), theologian

References

Notes

Sources

• Калининградская областная Дума. Закон №463 от 27 мая 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Калининградской области», в ред. Закона №450 от 3 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Калининградской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Калининградской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Калининградская правда" (вкладыш "Ведомости Правительства Калининградской области"), №112, 26 июня 2010 г. (Kaliningrad Oblast Duma. Law #463 of May 27, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kaliningrad Oblast, as amended by the Law #450 of July 3, 2015 On Amending the Law of Kaliningrad Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kaliningrad Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• 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 №229 от 29 мая 2013 г. «Об объединении поселений, входящих в состав Гурьевского муниципального района, и организации местного самоуправления на объединённой территории». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Калининградская правда", №92, 31 мая 2013 г.. (Kaliningrad Oblast Duma. Law #229 of May 29, 2013 On Merging the Settlements Within Guryevsky Municipal District and on the Organization of the Local Self-Government on the United Territory. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

External links

Media related to Guryevsk, Kaliningrad Oblast at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Guryevsk Archived December 4, 2020, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
• Guryevsk Business Directory (in Russian)

На других языках

[de] Gurjewsk (Kaliningrad)

[ru] Гурьевск (Калининградская область)