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Pillau

Baltiysk (English)
Балтийск (Russian)
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Location of Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia
Baltiysk is located in Kaliningrad Oblast
Baltiysk
Baltiysk
Location of Baltiysk in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 54°39′N 19°55′E / 54.650°N 19.917°E / 54.650; 19.917Coordinates: 54°39′N 19°55′E / 54.650°N 19.917°E / 54.650; 19.917
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Coat of arms
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
Statistics
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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