Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast
Gusev
Гусев | |
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Old tenement houses | |
Location of Gusev | |
| Coordinates: 54°35′N 22°12′E / 54.583°N 22.200°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Gusevsky District |
| Town of district significance | Gusev |
| First mentioned | 1580 |
| Town status since | 1724 |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 28,260 |
| • Capital of | Gusevsky District, town of district significance of Gusev |
| • Urban okrug | Gusevsky Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Gusevsky Urban Okrug |
| Postal code(s) | 238051 |
| Website | www |
Gusev (Russian: Гу́сев; German: Gumbinnen; Lithuanian: Gumbinė; Polish: Gąbin) 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. It is part of the historic region of Lithuania Minor. Population: 28,177 (2021 Census); 28,260 (2010 Census); 28,467 (2002 Census); 27,031 (1989 Soviet census).