Pravdinsk
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Pravdinsky District |
| Town of district significance | Pravdinsk |
| Administrative center of | Pravdinsky District, town of district significance of Pravdinsk |
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| Urban okrug | Pravdinsky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Pravdinsky Urban Okrug |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 4,323 inhabitants |
| Time zone | USZ1 (UTC+02:00) |
| Founded | 1312 |
| Town status since | 1335 |
| Previous names |
Friedland (until 1945), Fridland (until 1946) |
| Postal code(s) | 238400 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 40157 |
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Pravdinsk (Russian: 
Пра́вдинск ), prior to 1946 known by its German name Friedland (Lithuanian: Romuva; Polish: Frydląd) is a town and the administrative center of Pravdinsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Lava River, approximately 30 kilometers (19 mi) east of Bagrationovsk and 53 kilometers (33 mi) southeast of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 4,323 (2010 Census);4,480 (2002 Census);4,143 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1312 at a ford across the Lava River after the local Natangian tribe in Prussia was subdued by the Teutonic Knights. It received town privileges in 1335 under Grand Master Luther von Braunschweig. The town was devastated during the Thirteen Years' War between the Order and the Prussian Confederation. Known then by its German name Friedland ("peaceful land"), the town became a part of the Duchy of Prussia after the secularization of the Order-State in 1525. Under the ruling Hohenzollern dynasty, Friedland became a part of Brandenburg-Prussia in 1618 and was again ravaged by Swedish troops in the course of the Second Northern War 1655-1660.
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