Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast

"Tilsit" redirects here. For other uses, see Tilsit (disambiguation).
For other places with the same name, see Sovetsk.

Sovetsk
Советск
Town
Old town of Sovetsk, with German-era buildings
Old town of Sovetsk, with German-era buildings
Flag of Sovetsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Sovetsk
Coat of arms
Location of Sovetsk
Map
Sovetsk is located in Kaliningrad Oblast
Sovetsk
Sovetsk
Location of Sovetsk
Sovetsk is located in European Russia
Sovetsk
Sovetsk
Sovetsk (European Russia)
Sovetsk is located in Europe
Sovetsk
Sovetsk
Sovetsk (Europe)
Coordinates: 55°04′51″N 21°53′11″E / 55.08083°N 21.88639°E / 55.08083; 21.88639
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKaliningrad Oblast
Founded1288
Town status since1552
Government
 • HeadViktor Smilgin
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[1]
 • Total41,705
 • Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Sovetsk[2]
 • Capital oftown of oblast significance of Sovetsk[2]
 • Urban okrugSovetsky Urban Okrug[3]
 • Capital ofSovetsky Urban Okrug[3]
Time zoneUTC+2 (MSK–1 Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
238750
Dialing code(s)+7 40161
OKTMO ID27730000001
Websitesovetsk.gov39.ru
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Sovetsk (Russian: Сове́тск; German: Tilsit [ˈtɪlzɪt] ⓘ;[8] Old Prussian: Tilzi; Lithuanian: Tilžė) is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the south bank of the Neman River which forms the border with Lithuania.

  1. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
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  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2002census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ M. Kaemmerer (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). G. Rautenberg. ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.