Pravdinsk

Pravdinsk
Правдинск
Old German-era houses at the main square with St. George church in the background
Location of Pravdinsk
Pravdinsk
Location of Pravdinsk
Pravdinsk
Pravdinsk (Kaliningrad Oblast)
Coordinates: 54°26′N 21°02′E / 54.433°N 21.033°E / 54.433; 21.033
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKaliningrad Oblast
Administrative districtPravdinsky District
Town of district significancePravdinsk
Founded1312
Town status since1335
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
  Total
4,323
  Capital ofPravdinsky District, town of district significance of Pravdinsk
  Urban okrugPravdinsky Urban Okrug
  Capital ofPravdinsky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+2 (MSK–1 )
Postal code(s)
238400
Dialing code(s)+7 40157
OKTMO ID27519000001
Websitefriedland39.ru

Pravdinsk (Russian: Пра́вдинск, prior to 1946 known by its German name, Friedland, Polish: Frydląd, Lithuanian: Romuva), is a town and the administrative center of Pravdinsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is on the Lava River and is 30 kilometers (19 mi) east of Bagrationovsk and 53 kilometers (33 mi) southeast of Kaliningrad. Population figures: 4,323(2010 Census); 4,480(2002 Census); 4,143(1989 Soviet census).