Svetlogorsk (English) Светлогорск (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 |
Administrative district | Svetlogorsky District |
Town of district significance | Svetlogorsk |
Administrative center of | Svetlogorsky District, town of district significance of Svetlogorsk |
Municipal status (as of July 2009) | |
Municipal district | Svetlogorsky Municipal District |
Urban settlement | Svetlogorskoye Urban Settlement |
Administrative center of | Svetlogorsky Municipal District, Svetlogorskoye Urban Settlement |
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Population (2010 Census) | 10,772 inhabitants |
Time zone | USZ1 (UTC+02:00) |
Founded | 1258 |
Previous names |
Rauschen (until 1945), Raushen (until 1947) |
Postal code(s) | 238560, 238561, 238563 |
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Svetlogorsk (Russian: Светлого́рск ), prior to 1947 known by its German name German: Rauschen (Polish: Ruszowice; Lithuanian: Raušiai), is a coastal resort town and the administrative center of Svetlogorsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the coast of the Baltic Sea on the Sambia Peninsula, 39 kilometers (24 mi) northwest of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 10,772 (2010 Census);10,950 (2002 Census);11,881 (1989 Census).