List of cities and towns in East Prussia
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List of cities and towns in East Prussia
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This article is a translation of the German Wikipedia's Liste der Städte in Ostpreußen article.
East Prussia
East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...
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City/Town | District (Kreis) | Pop. in 1939 | Current Name | Current Administrative Unit |
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Allenburg | Landkreis Wehlau | 2 694 | Druzhba | Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia situated on the Baltic coast. It has a population of The oblast forms the westernmost part of the Russian Federation, but it has no land connection to the rest of Russia. Since its creation it has been an exclave of the Russian SFSR and then the... (Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... ) |
Allenstein | Landkreis Allenstein | 50 396 | Olsztyn Olsztyn Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship... |
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, or Warmia-Masuria Province , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn... (Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... ) |
Angerburg | Landkreis Angerburg | 10 922 | Węgorzewo Wegorzewo Węgorzewo is a tourist town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, not far from the border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. It is the seat of Węgorzewo County. Lake Mamry is close to the town.-Etymology:... (Węgobork) |
Warmia-Masuria |
Arys | Landkreis Johannisburg | 3 553 | Orzysz Orzysz Orzysz is a town in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 7,512 inhabitants .-Notable residents:* Kurt Sanderling , conductor* Wolfgang Heyda , U-boat commander... |
Warmia-Masuria |
Bartenstein | Landkreis Bartenstein | 12 912 | Bartoszyce Bartoszyce Bartoszyce is a town on the Łyna River in northeastern Poland with 25,621 inhabitants . It is the capital of Bartoszyce County within the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.-History:... |
Warmia-Masuria |
Bischofsburg | Landkreis Rößel | Biskupiec Biskupiec Biskupiec is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. It is located in Olsztyn County and has a predominantly Catholic population of approximately 11,400... |
Warmia-Masuria | |
Bischofstein (Ostpreußen) | Rößel | 3 200 | Bisztynek Bisztynek Bisztynek is a town in Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,555 inhabitants .... |
Warmia-Masuria |
Braunsberg | Landkreis Braunsberg | 21 142 | Braniewo Braniewo Braniewo is a town in northeastern Poland, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with a population of 18,068 . It is the capital of Braniewo County... |
Warmia-Masuria |
Darkehmen/Angerapp | Landkreis Darkehmen | Ozyorsk Ozyorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast Ozyorsk is a town and the administrative center of Ozyorsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Angrapa River, southeast of Chernyakhovsk near the border with the Polish Warmia-Masuria Voivodship. Population: -Notable residents:... |
Kaliningrad | |
Domnau | Bartenstein | Domnovo | Kaliningrad | |
Elbing Elbing Elbing is the German name of Elbląg, a city in northern Poland which until 1945 was a German city in the province of East Prussia.Elbing may also refer to:- Ships :* SMS Elbing, light cruiser of the Imperial Germany Navy... |
Stadtkreis | 85 952 | Elbląg Elblag Elbląg is a city in northern Poland with 127,892 inhabitants . It is the capital of Elbląg County and has been assigned to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. Before then it was the capital of Elbląg Voivodeship and a county seat in Gdańsk Voivodeship... |
Warmia-Masuria |
Eydtkuhnen | Landkreis Stallupönen | 4 922 | Chernyshevskoye Chernyshevskoye Chernyshevskoye is a settlement in Nesterovsky District in the eastern part of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, on the border with Lithuania.Between Chernyshevskoye and Lithuanian Kybartai is an important 24-hour border crossing point on the A229 principal road and the railway route connecting... |
Kaliningrad |
Fischhausen | Landkreis Samland | 3 879 | Primorsk Primorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast Primorsk , prior to 1945 known by its German name Fischhausen, is an urban locality in Baltiysky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Vistula Lagoon. Population:... |
Kaliningrad |
Frauenburg (Ostpreußen) | Braunsberg | 2 951 | Frombork Frombork Frombork is a town in northern Poland, on the Vistula Lagoon, in Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It had a population of 2,528 as of 2005.... |
Warmia-Masuria |
Friedland (Ostpreußen) | Bartenstein | Pravdinsk Pravdinsk Pravdinsk is a town and the administrative center of Pravdinsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Lava River, approximately east of Bagrationovsk... |
Kaliningrad | |
Gehlenburg | Johannisburg | Biała Piska | Warmia-Masuria | |
Gerdauen | Landkreis Gerdauen | 5 118 | Zheleznodorozhny Zheleznodorozhny, Kaliningrad Oblast Zheleznodorozhny , prior to 1946 known by its German name Gerdauen, is an urban locality in Pravdinsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located southeast of Kaliningrad, near the border with Poland... |
Kaliningrad |
Gilgenburg | Landkreis Osterode | 1 700 | Dąbrówno Dabrówno Dąbrówno is a village and the seat of a gmina in Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Ostróda and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.... |
Warmia-Masuria |
Goldap Goldap Gołdap is a town and the seat of Gołdap County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. It is located on the Gołdapa River, between the Wzgórza Szeskie hills and the Puszcza Romincka forest. It has a population of 13,703... |
Landkreis Goldap | 12 786 | Gołdap | Warmia-Masuria |
Gumbinnen | Landkreis Gumbinnen | 24 534 | Gusev Gusev Gusev is a town and the administrative center of Gusevsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Pissa and Krasnaya Rivers, near the border with Poland and Lithuania, east of Chernyakhovsk. Population: -History:... |
Kaliningrad |
Guttstadt | Landkreis Heilsberg | Dobre Miasto Dobre Miasto Dobre Miasto is a town in Poland, in Olsztyn County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It has 10,579 inhabitants . It is situated in the northwestern part of the Masurian Lake District in the heart of the historical region Warmia... |
Warmia-Masuria | |
Heiligenbeil Mamonovo Mamonovo , prior to 1945 known by its German name Heiligenbeil, is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Population: Mamonovo is named after a Soviet Commander, Nikolai Vasilyevich Mamonov , killed in action near Pułtusk on 26 October 1944, who was posthumously given the title Hero of the Soviet... |
Landkreis Heiligenbeil | 12 100 | Mamonovo Mamonovo Mamonovo , prior to 1945 known by its German name Heiligenbeil, is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Population: Mamonovo is named after a Soviet Commander, Nikolai Vasilyevich Mamonov , killed in action near Pułtusk on 26 October 1944, who was posthumously given the title Hero of the Soviet... |
Kaliningrad |
Heilsberg Heilsberg Heilsberg:* German name of Lidzbark Warmiński* Battle of Heilsberg* Transmitter Heilsberg- See also :* Lidzbark* Lidzbark * Lidzbarski... |
Heilsberg | Lidzbark Warmiński Lidzbark Warminski Lidzbark Warmiński is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the capital of Lidzbark County.- History :The town was originally an Old Prussian settlement known as Lecbarg until being conquered in 1240 by the Teutonic Knights, who called it Heilsberg... |
Warmia-Masuria | |
Heydekrug Heydekrug Heydekrug may refer to places in former East Prussia:* Šilutė, now Lithuania, the site of Stalag Luft VI - a World War II German allied aircrew POW camp... |
Landkreis Heydekrug | 4 836 | Šilutė Šilute Šilutė is a city in the south of the Klaipėda County, Lithuania. The city was part of the Klaipėda Region and ethnographic Lithuania Minor. Šilutė was the interwar capital of Šilutė County and is currently the capital of Šilutė district municipality.-Name:... |
Klaipėda County Klaipeda County Klaipėda County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It lies in the west of the country and is the only county to have a coastline. Its capital is Klaipėda... (Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... ) |
Hohenstein Hohenstein Hohenstein may refer to several different places in Germany, including* Hohenstein-Ernstthal, in Saxony* Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, a county of the Holy Roman Empire , situated between Hesse-Darmstadt and Westphalia... |
Osterode | Olsztynek Olsztynek Olsztynek is a town in Poland, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in Olsztyn County. It has 7,648 inhabitants .-History:The town was founded as Hohenstein by the Teutonic Order, which began to construct a castle in 1351 and granted Kulm law city rights in 1359.The Battle of Grunwald in 1410 took... |
Warmia-Masuria | |
Insterburg | Landkreis Insterburg | 48 711 | Chernyakhovsk Chernyakhovsk Chernyakhovsk is a town and the administrative center of Chernyakhovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Instruch and the Angrapa Rivers, forming the Pregolya... |
Kaliningrad |
Johannisburg | Johannisburg | Pisz Pisz Pisz is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland, with a population of 19,328 in 2004. It is the seat of Pisz County. Pisz is located at the junction of Lake Roś and the Pisa River.- Etymology :... (Jańsbork) |
Warmia-Masuria | |
Königsberg (Preußen) | Stadtkreis | 372 000 | Kaliningrad Kaliningrad Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea... |
Kaliningrad |
Kreuzburg (Ostpreußen) Slavskoye, Russia Slavskoye is a settlement in the Bagrationovsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located south of Kaliningrad.-History:In 1240, the Teutonic Knights founded a castle in the region of Natangia at the location of an Old Prussians settlement. In 1315 Kreuzburg received its town privileges... |
Landkreis Preußisch Eylau | Slavskoye Slavskoye, Russia Slavskoye is a settlement in the Bagrationovsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located south of Kaliningrad.-History:In 1240, the Teutonic Knights founded a castle in the region of Natangia at the location of an Old Prussians settlement. In 1315 Kreuzburg received its town privileges... |
Kaliningrad | |
Labiau | Landkreis Labiau | 6 527 | Polessk Polessk Polessk , prior to 1945 known by its German name Labiau is a town and the administrative center of Polessky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Population: 4,744 .... |
Kaliningrad |
Landsberg in Ostpreußen | Preußisch Eylau | Górowo Iławeckie | Warmia-Masuria | |
Liebemühl | Osterode | Miłomłyn | Warmia-Masuria | |
Liebstadt Liebstadt Liebstadt is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km southwest of Pirna, and 23 km southeast of Dresden .- References :... |
Landkreis Mohrungen | 2 742 | Miłakowo | Warmia-Masuria |
Lötzen | Landkreis Lötzen | 13 000 | Giżycko Gizycko Giżycko is a town in northeastern Poland with 29,796 inhabitants . It is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , having previously been in the Suwałki Voivodeship . It is the seat of Giżycko County.-History:... (Lec Lec Lec or LEC may refer to:* Lec, former name of Giżycko, city in Poland* Stari Lec, village in Serbia* LEC Refrigeration, former British white goods manufacturer now part of Glen Dimplex... ) |
Warmia-Masuria |
Lyck | Landkreis Lyck | 16 482 | Ełk (Łęg) | Warmia-Masuria |
Marggrabowa/Treuburg | Landkreis Oletzko/Treuburg | Olecko Olecko Olecko is a town in Masuria, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of Poland, near Ełk and Suwałki. It is situated at the mouth of the Lega river into the Great Olecko Lake on its south-western shore... |
Warmia-Masuria | |
Marienburg in Westpreußen | Landkreis Marienburg (Westpr.) | Malbork Malbork Malbork is a town in northern Poland in the Żuławy region , with 38,478 inhabitants . Situated in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously assigned to Elbląg Voivodeship... |
Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River... (Poland) |
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Mehlsack | Braunsberg | Pieniężno Pieniezno Pieniężno is a town on the Wałsza River in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of Poland. It is located in Braniewo County and had a population of 2,975 in 2004.- History :... (Melzak) |
Warmia-Masuria | |
Memel Klaipeda Klaipėda is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County.... |
Stadtkreis | 41 297 | Klaipėda Klaipeda Klaipėda is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County.... |
Klaipėda |
Mohrungen | Mohrungen | 5 500 | Morąg Morag Morag may refer to:* Morag , a lake monster reported to inhabit Loch Morar in Scotland* Morąg , a city in Warmia-Masuria, Poland... |
Warmia-Masuria |
Mühlhausen Mühlhausen Mühlhausen is a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the Unstrut-Hainich district, and lies along the river Unstrut. Mühlhausen had c. 37,000 inhabitants in 2006.-History:... |
Landkreis Preußisch Holland | Młynary | Warmia-Masuria | |
Neidenburg | Landkreis Neidenburg | 9 201 | Nidzica Nidzica Nidzica is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland, between Olsztyn and Mława. It has a population of 14,798 . It is the capital of Nidzica County.-History:... (Nibork Nibork Nibork is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sorkwity, within Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Sorkwity, west of Mrągowo, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn.... ) |
Warmia-Masuria |
Nikolaiken | Landkreis Sensburg | Mikołajki | Warmia-Masuria | |
Nordenburg | Gerdauen | 3 173 | Krylovo | Kaliningrad |
Ortelsburg | Landkreis Ortelsburg | 14 234 | Szczytno Szczytno Szczytno is a town in north-eastern Poland with 27,970 inhabitants . Previously part of the Olsztyn Voivodeship, Szczytno was assigned to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in 1999. It is the seat of Szczytno County.... |
Warmia-Masuria |
Osterode (Ostpreußen) | Osterode | 19 519 | Ostróda Ostróda Ostróda is a town in Ostróda County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland, with 33,603 inhabitants as of January 1, 2005. It lies in the Masurian Lake District and is a growing tourist site owing to its relaxing natural surroundings.-History:... |
Warmia-Masuria |
Passenheim | Ortelsburg | 2 431 | Pasym Pasym Pasym is a small town in Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,522 inhabitants .-History:A small settlement named Heinrichswalde was first mentioned in 1381... |
Warmia-Masuria |
Peterswalde | Osterode | Piertzwald | Warmia-Masuria Werner 21:47, 19 June 2011 (UTC) | |
Pillau | Samland | 12 000 | Baltiysk Baltiysk Baltiysk , prior to 1945 known by its German name Pillau , is a seaport town and the administrative center of Baltiysky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, located on the northern part of the Vistula Spit, on the shore of the Strait of Baltiysk separating the Vistula Bay from the Gdańsk Bay. Baltiysk... |
Kaliningrad |
Preußisch Eylau | Preußisch Eylau | 7 485 | Bagrationovsk Bagrationovsk Bagrationovsk is a town and the administrative center of Bagrationovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located south of Kaliningrad. Population: -History:... |
Kaliningrad |
Preußisch Holland | Preußisch Holland | Pasłęk | Warmia-Masuria | |
Ragnit | Landkreis Tilsit-Ragnit | 10 094 | Neman Neman (town) Neman is a town and the administrative center of Nemansky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the historic Prussia region, east of the town of Sovetsk, on the steep southern bank of the Neman River, where it currently forms the border with the Klaipėda Region in... |
Kaliningrad |
Rastenburg | Rastenburg | 19 634 | Kętrzyn Ketrzyn Kętrzyn , is a town in northeastern Poland with 28,351 inhabitants . Situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , Kętrzyn was previously in Olsztyn Voivodeship . It is the capital of Kętrzyn County... (Rastembork) |
Warmia-Masuria |
Rhein (Ostpreußen) | Lötzen | Ryn Ryn Ryn is a town in Poland located 19 km southwest of Giżycko, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Until the reorganization of 1999 it had been assigned to Suwałki Voivodeship. It had a population of 3,062 inhabitants as of December 31, 2004.... |
Warmia-Masuria | |
Rößel | Rößel | 5 000 | Reszel Reszel Reszel is a town in Poland in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. The population is about 5,700.Reszel was originally a settlement built by the Bartian tribe of Old Prussians and conquered by the Teutonic Knights in 1241. The native Prussians later recaptured the settlement and held it for five... |
Warmia-Masuria |
Saalfeld | Mohrungen | Zalewo Zalewo Zalewo is a town in Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,977 inhabitants .Until 1945 Saalfeld was in Kreis Mohrungen, East Prussia.-Famous people :*Robert Roberthin , one of the first regional poets... |
Warmia-Masuria | |
Schippenbeil | Bartenstein | Sępopol Sepopol Sępopol is a town in Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,025 inhabitants .... |
Warmia-Masuria | |
Schirwindt | Landkreis Pillkallen | Kutuzovo | Kaliningrad | |
Pillkallen-Schlossberg | Pillkallen | Dobrovolsk | Kaliningrad | |
Seeburg Seeburg Seeburg may refer to the following places:*Seeburg, Brandenburg, part of the municipality of Dallgow-Döberitz, Brandenburg, Germany*Seeburg, Lower Saxony, in the district of Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany... |
Rößel | Jeziorany Jeziorany Jeziorany is a town in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,411 inhabitants .... (Zybork) |
Warmia-Masuria | |
Sensburg | Sensburg | Mrągowo Mragowo Mrągowo is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of northeastern Poland, the capital of Mrągowo County and the seat the Gmina Mrągowo... (Żądzbork) |
Warmia-Masuria | |
Soldau | Neidenburg | 5 349 | Działdowo | Warmia-Masuria |
Stallupönen | Stallupönen | 6 608 | Nesterov Nesterov Nesterov is a town and the administrative center of Nesterovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Population: -History:In the Middle Ages, the area in Old Prussia had been settled by the Nadruvian tribe of the Baltic Prussians. It was conquered by the Teutonic Knights about 1276 and... |
Kaliningrad |
Tapiau | Wehlau | 9 272 | Gvardeysk Gvardeysk Gvardeysk is a town and the administrative center of Gvardeysky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pregolya River east of Kaliningrad. Population: -History:... |
Kaliningrad |
Tilsit | Stadtkreis | 59 105 | Sovetsk Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast Sovetsk , known by its historical German name of Tilsit in East Prussia before 1946, is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the south bank of the Neman River. Population: -History of Tilsit:... |
Kaliningrad |
Wartenburg (Ostpreußen) | Allenstein | 5 841 | Barczewo Barczewo Barczewo is a town in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located 20 km NE of Olsztyn.The town was first located in 1325 but was soon after destroyed by Lithuanians. The rebuild town was granted city rights in 1364. In 1466, after the Second Peace of Toruń then known... (Wartembork) |
Warmia-Masuria |
Wehlau | Wehlau | 7 348 | Znamensk Znamensk, Kaliningrad Oblast Znamensk is a settlement in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located on the right bank of the Pregolya River at its confluence with the Lava River some 50 km east of Kaliningrad... |
Kaliningrad |
Willenberg | Ortelsburg | 2 600 | Wielbark | Warmia-Masuria |
Wormditt | Braunsberg | Orneta Orneta Orneta is a town in northern Poland, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with a population of 9,859 .- History :Wormditt, a village of Old Prussians, was first mentioned in 1308... |
Warmia-Masuria | |
Zinten | Heiligenbeil Heiligenbeil The term Heiligenbeil can refer to:*The German name of Mamonovo, Russia*Heiligenbeil concentration camp built near Mamonovo*Heiligenbeil Pocket, part of the Eastern Front of World War II... |
Kornevo | Kaliningrad |
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- List of European exonyms
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- List of settlements in Kaliningrad Oblast
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