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Svetly, Kaliningrad Oblast

Svetly (English)
Светлый (Russian)
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Soviet Street
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Location of Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia
Svetly is located in Kaliningrad Oblast
Svetly
Svetly
Location of Svetly in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 54°40′N 20°08′E / 54.667°N 20.133°E / 54.667; 20.133Coordinates: 54°40′N 20°08′E / 54.667°N 20.133°E / 54.667; 20.133
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Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of November 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kaliningrad Oblast
Administratively subordinated to town of oblast significance of Svetly
Administrative center of town of oblast significance of Svetly
Municipal status (as of July 2009)
Urban okrug Svetlovsky Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Svetlovsky Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 21,375 inhabitants
Time zone USZ1 (UTC+02:00)
Founded 1640
Town status since 1955
Postal code(s) 238340, 238741
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Svetly (Russian: Све́тлый), prior to 1945 known by its German name Zimmerbude (Lithuanian: Cimerbūdė; Polish: Buda), is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Samland Peninsula on the coast of Vistula Lagoon, 30 kilometers (19 mi) west of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 21,375 (2010 Census); 21,745 (2002 Census);19,936 (1989 Census).

The town is located on the bank of the Kaliningrad sea shipping channel connecting Kaliningrad with the Baltic Sea.

Duchy of Prussia 1640–1657 (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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