Pionersky (Russian: Пионе́рский​ (help·info); German: Neukuhren (pronunciation (help·info)); Polish: Kursze; 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);[7] 11,635 (1989 Census).[8]

Pionersky Пионерский
Town
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Coordinates: 54°57′06″N 20°14′00″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kaliningrad Oblast
First mentioned	1254
Town status since	1952
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	11,016
• Estimate  (2018)[2]	11,312 (+2.7%)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of oblast significance of Pionersky[3]
• Capital of	town of oblast significance of Pionersky[3]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Pionersky Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Pionersky Urban Okrug[4]
Time zone	UTC+2 (MSK–1 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	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

The village was first mentioned in 1254. In 1454, King Casimir IV Jagiellon incorporated the region to the Kingdom of Poland upon the request of the anti-Teutonic Prussian Confederation.[9] After the subsequent Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), it became a part of Poland as a fief held by the Teutonic Knights until 1525,[10] and by secular Ducal Prussia afterwards. From 1701, it formed part of the Kingdom of Prussia, and from 1871 it was also part of Germany, then known as Neukuhren. In 1878, the village had a population of 566, mostly employed in fishing.[11]

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

Twin towns and sister cities

Pionersky is twinned with:

• Bartoszyce, Poland

Gallery

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  Seaside view in Pionersky
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  Beach and harbor in Pionersky
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  Culture center
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  Typical old houses

References

Notes

Sources

• 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.).

На других языках

[de] Pionerski

[ru] Пионерский (город)