Pillau
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| Administrative status (as of November 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Baltiysky District |
| Town of district significance | Baltiysk |
| Administrative center of | Baltiysky District, town of district significance of Baltiysk |
| Municipal status (as of July 2009) | |
| Municipal district | Baltiysky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Baltiyskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Baltiysky Municipal District, Baltiyskoye Urban Settlement |
| Head | Maksim Brychuk |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 32,697 inhabitants |
| Time zone | USZ1 (UTC+02:00) |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Town status since | 1725 |
| Previous names | Pillau (until 1946) |
| Postal code(s) | 238520–238522, 238525, 238527, 238528 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 40145 |
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Baltiysk (Russian: Балти́йск), prior to 1946 known by its German name Pillau (Polish: Piława; Lithuanian: Piliava), is a seaport town and the administrative center of Baltiysky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the northern part of the Vistula Spit, on the shore of the Strait of Baltiysk separating the Vistula Lagoon from the Gdańsk Bay. Baltiysk is the westernmost town of Russia. Population: 32,697 (2010 Census);33,252 (2002 Census);27,070 (1989 Census).
The town is a major naval base of the Baltic Fleet and a ferry port on the route to St. Petersburg.
A Prussian fishing village sprang up on the coast at some point in the 13th century, taking its name from pils, the Old Prussian word for "fort". A great tempest created the navigable lagoon in front of the village on September 10, 1510. This fostered the growth of Pillau into an important port of the Duchy of Prussia. A blockhouse was constructed in 1537, followed by a system of storehouses in 1543 and the earliest fortifications in 1550.
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