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Mamonovo

Mamonovo (English)
Мамоново (Russian)
Heiligenbeil (German)
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Tablet dedicated to Nikolay Mamonov on the railway station
Map of Russia - Kaliningrad Oblast (2008-03).svg
Location of Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia
Mamonovo is located in Kaliningrad Oblast
Mamonovo
Mamonovo
Location of Mamonovo in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 54°27′50″N 19°56′29″E / 54.46389°N 19.94139°E / 54.46389; 19.94139Coordinates: 54°27′50″N 19°56′29″E / 54.46389°N 19.94139°E / 54.46389; 19.94139
Coat of Arms of Mamonovo (Kaliningrad oblast).png
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of November 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kaliningrad Oblast
Administratively subordinated to town of oblast significance of Mamonovo
Administrative center of town of oblast significance of Mamonovo
Municipal status (as of July 2009)
Urban okrug Mamonovsky Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Mamonovsky Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 7,761 inhabitants
Time zone USZ1 (UTC+02:00)
Previous names Heiligenbeil (until 1945)
Postal code(s) 238450
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Mamonovo (Russian: Мамоново), prior to 1945 known by its German name Heiligenbeil (Polish: Święta Siekierka or Świętomiejsce; Lithuanian: Šventpilis; Prussian: Swintamīstan), is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Population: 7,761 (2010 Census);7,393 (2002 Census);7,816 (1989 Census).

Mamonovo is named after a Soviet Commander, Nikolay Mamonov, killed in action near Pułtusk on October 26, 1944, who was posthumously given the title Hero of the Soviet Union on March 24, 1945.

Old Prussians until 1272
Teutonic Order 1272–1466
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
 Polish People's Republic 1945
 Soviet Union 1945–1991
 Russian Federation 1991-present


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