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Slavsk

Slavsk (English)
Славск (Russian)
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Slawsk Heinrichswalde Kirche.JPG
Church in Slavsk
Map of Russia - Kaliningrad Oblast (2008-03).svg
Location of Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia
Slavsk is located in Kaliningrad Oblast
Slavsk
Slavsk
Location of Slavsk in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 55°05′N 21°40′E / 55.083°N 21.667°E / 55.083; 21.667Coordinates: 55°05′N 21°40′E / 55.083°N 21.667°E / 55.083; 21.667
Coat of Arms of Slavsk (Kaliningrad oblast).png
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of November 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kaliningrad Oblast
Administrative district Slavsky District
Town of district significance Slavsk
Administrative center of Slavsky District, town of district significance of Slavsk
Municipal status (as of June 2012)
Municipal district Slavsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Slavskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Slavsky Municipal District, Slavskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 4,614 inhabitants
Time zone USZ1 (UTC+02:00)
Founded 1292
Previous names Heinrichswalde (until 1945),
Khaynrikhsvalde (until 1946)
Postal code(s) 238600
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Slavsk (Russian: Славск), prior to 1946 known by its German name Heinrichswalde (Polish: Jędrzychowo; Lithuanian: Gastos), is a town and the administrative center of Slavsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located 105 kilometers (65 mi) northeast of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 4,614 (2010 Census);5,172 (2002 Census);4,682 (1989 Census).

Teutonic Order 1292–1466
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
 Soviet Union 1945–1991
 Russian Federation 1991–present


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