Zheleznodorozhny
Железнодоро́жный | |
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Coordinates: 54°21′40″N 21°18′42″E / 54.36111°N 21.31167°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
Administrative district | Pravdinsky District |
Founded | 13th century[1] |
Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,767 |
• Estimate (2017) | 2,728 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (MSK–1 [3]) |
Postal code(s)[4] | |
OKTMO ID | 27719000052 |
Zheleznodorozhny (Russian: Железнодоро́жный, lit. railway (town); until 1946 German: Gerdauen; Polish: Gierdawy; Lithuanian: Girdava), is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Pravdinsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located 69 km (43 miles) south-east of Kaliningrad, near the border with Poland, and had a population in 2017 of 2,728.