Krasnoznamensk, Kaliningrad Oblast
Krasnoznamensk
Краснознаменск | |
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Krasnoznamensky District Administration building in Krasnoznamensk | |
Location of Krasnoznamensk | |
| Coordinates: 54°56′32″N 22°29′23″E / 54.94222°N 22.48972°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Krasnoznamensky District |
| Town of district significance | Krasnoznamensk |
| Founded | 1734 |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,522 |
| • Capital of | Krasnoznamensky District, town of district significance of Krasnoznamensk |
| • Urban okrug | Krasnoznamensky Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Krasnoznamensky Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (MSK–1 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 238730 |
| OKTMO ID | 27513000001 |
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Krasnoznamensk (Russian: Краснозна́менск, lit. Red Banner Town; German: Lasdehnen (1734–1938), Haselberg (1938–1946); Lithuanian: Lazdynai) is a town and the administrative center of Krasnoznamensky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Šešupė River, 163 kilometers (101 mi) northeast of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast, and approximately 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) to the south of the border with Lithuania. It has a population of 3,522 (2010 Census).