Kaliningrad, [ a ] known as Königsberg [ b ] until 1946, is the largest city and administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave between Lithuania and Poland, 663 kilometres (412 mi) west of the bulk of Russia on the Pregolya River, at the head of the Vistula Lagoon, and the only ice-free Russian port on the Baltic Sea.

6 days ago · Kaliningrad, city, seaport, and administrative centre of Kaliningrad oblast (region), Russia. Detached from the rest of the country, the city is an exclave of the Russian Federation. Kaliningrad lies on the Pregolya River just upstream from Frisches Lagoon.

Jan 29, 2025 · Kaliningrad, oblast (region), extreme western Russia. Most of the oblast is in the basin of the Pregolya River and its tributaries. Centred on Kaliningrad city, it was formed in 1945 from the northern half of German East Prussia, which was ceded to the U.S.S.R. by the Potsdam agreement of that year.

Aug 24, 2024 · On the Baltic coast, wedged between Lithuania and Poland, is a piece of land 230 miles (270 kilometers as the crow flies) from the border of the Russian mainland. This is Kaliningrad, and to reach it from the rest of Russia, one has to travel through Lithuania and either Belarus or Latvia.

Jan 14, 2025 · Kaliningrad is the administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia's westernmost region, exclave between Lithuania and Poland on the Baltic Sea. With a population of approximately 489 584 (2024), it's the largest city in the oblast and an important industrial, cultural, and transportation hub.

May 15, 2023 · The Baltic Sea port city of Kaliningrad, the seat of a sovereign exclave of the Russian Federation between Lithuania and Poland, in the Russian oblast (administrative region) bearing its name, has been a fortress since its founding as Konigsberg in 1255.

The Kaliningrad Region is the westernmost region of Russia. Here travelers will find more than 1,500 objects of cultural heritage. There is no need to choose: a seashore similar to the best European resorts or provincial palette of eras and cultures - get it all at once!

1 day ago · The old lines to Russia are to be cut and dismantled directly this week, the three Baltic states announced. Kaliningrad now on its own. With the change, the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad was also ...

Aug 14, 2019 · Russia's smallest oblast (region) of Kaliningrad is an exclave located 200 miles away from the border of Russia proper. Kaliningrad was a spoil of World War II, allocated from Germany to the Soviet Union at the Potsdam Conference that divided Europe between the …

Kaliningrad (former Koningsberg) is the Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea, annexed from Germany in 1945 following World War II. It is the administrative center of the westernmost region of Russia, completely separated from the rest of the country by hundreds of kilometers, land borders with Poland and Lithuania, and international seawaters.