Yantarny (in English) Янтарный (Russian) |
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Location of Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia |
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Administrative status (as of November 2011) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
Administratively subordinated to | urban-type settlement of oblast significance of Yantarny |
Administrative center of | urban-type settlement of oblast significance of Yantarny |
Municipal status (as of July 2009) | |
Urban okrug | Yantarny Urban Okrug |
Administrative center of | Yantarny Urban Okrug |
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Population (2010 Census) | 5,524 inhabitants |
Time zone | USZ1 (UTC+02:00) |
Founded | 1234 |
Previous names | Palmnicken (until 1945) |
Postal code(s) | 238580, 238581 |
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Yantarny (Russian: Янта́рный ), previously known in German as Palmnicken (Lithuanian: Palvininkai; Polish: Palmniki), is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Sambian Peninsula, about 40 kilometers (25 mi) from Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 5,524 (2010 Census);5,455 (2002 Census);4,948 (1989 Census).