Insterburg

Chernyakhovsk (English) Черняховск (Russian)
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In Chernyakhovsk
Location of Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia
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
Coat of arms	Flag
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  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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