Slavsk (Russian: Славск; German: Heinrichswalde; Lithuanian: Gastos; Polish: Jędrzychowo[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]

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Town[1]
Church in Slavsk
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 55°05′N 21°40′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kaliningrad Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Slavsky District[1]
Town of district significance	Slavsk[1]
Founded	1292[2]
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	4,614
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	4,074 (−11.7%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Slavsky District[1], town of district significance of Slavsk[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Slavsky Municipal District[5]
• Urban settlement	Slavskoye Urban Settlement[5]
• Capital of	Slavsky Municipal District[5], Slavskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+2 (MSK–1 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	238600
OKTMO ID	27727000001

History

The town was established in 1292.[2] In 1454, King Casimir IV Jagiellon incorporated it to the Kingdom of Poland upon the request of the anti-Teutonic Prussian Confederation.[11] After the subsequent Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), it became a part of Poland as a fief held by the Teutonic Knights,[12] 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[13] (29% of the population). Two annual fairs were held in the town in the late 19th century.[8]

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 residents

• Ernst Siehr (1869–1945), German lawyer and politician
• Arthur Ewert (1890–1959),German politician
• Andrei Voronkov (1967–), Russian former volleyball player

Twin towns and sister cities

Slavsk is twinned with:

• Ronneby, Sweden

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 №261 от 30 июня 2008 г. «Об организации местного самоуправления на территории муниципального образования "Славский городской округ"», в ред. Закона №123 от 19 июня 2012 г. «О внесении изменения в Закон Калининградской области "Об организации местного самоуправления на территории муниципального образования "Славский городской округ"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Калининградская правда", №124, 11 июля 2008 г. (Kaliningrad Oblast Duma. Law #261 of June 30, 2008 On the Organization of the Local Self-Government on the Territory of the Municipal Formation of "Slavsky Urban Okrug", as amended by the Law #123 of June 19, 2012 On Amending the Law of Kaliningrad Oblast "On the Organization of the Local Self-Government on the Territory of the Municipal Formation of "Slavsky Urban Okrug". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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