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Insterburg

Chernyakhovsk (English)
Черняховск (Russian)
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Location of Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia
Chernyakhovsk is located in Kaliningrad Oblast
Chernyakhovsk
Chernyakhovsk
Location of Chernyakhovsk in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 54°38′05″N 21°48′43″E / 54.63472°N 21.81194°E / 54.63472; 21.81194Coordinates: 54°38′05″N 21°48′43″E / 54.63472°N 21.81194°E / 54.63472; 21.81194
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Administrative status (as of November 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kaliningrad Oblast
Administrative district Chernyakhovsky District
Town of district significance Chernyakhovsk
Administrative center of Chernyakhovsky District, town of district significance of Chernyakhovsk
Municipal status (as of July 2009)
Municipal district Chernyakhovsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Chernyakhovskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Chernyakhovsky Municipal District, Chernyakhovskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 40,449 inhabitants
Time zone USZ1 (UTC+02:00)
Founded 1336
Town status since October 10, 1583
Previous names Insterburg (until 1946)
Postal code(s) 238150–238154, 238158, 238165, 238169, 238170, 238816
Dialing code(s) +7 40141
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Chernyakhovsk (Russian: Черняхо́вск); prior to 1946 known by its German name About this sound Insterburg (Lithuanian: Įsrutis; Polish: Wystruć) is a town and the administrative center of Chernyakhovsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Instruch and Angrapa Rivers, forming the Pregolya. Population: 40,449 (2010 Census).

Teutonic Order 1336–1466
Teutonic Order 1466–1525 (fief of Poland)
Duchy of Prussia 1525–1657 (fief of Poland)
Duchy of Prussia 1657–1701
 Kingdom of Prussia 1701–1871
 German Empire 1871–1918
 Weimar Republic 1918–1933
 Nazi Germany 1933–1945
 Soviet Union 1945–1991
 Russian Federation 1991–present


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