Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast

Sovetsk
Советск
Old town of Sovetsk, with German-era buildings
Location of Sovetsk
Sovetsk
Location of Sovetsk
Sovetsk
Sovetsk (European Russia)
Sovetsk
Sovetsk (Europe)
Coordinates: 55°04′51″N 21°53′11″E / 55.08083°N 21.88639°E / 55.08083; 21.88639
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKaliningrad Oblast
Founded1288
Town status since1552
Government
  HeadViktor Smilgin
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
  Total
41,705
  Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Sovetsk
  Capital oftown of oblast significance of Sovetsk
  Urban okrugSovetsky Urban Okrug
  Capital ofSovetsky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+2 (MSK–1 )
Postal code(s)
238750
Dialing code(s)+7 40161
OKTMO ID27730000001
Websitesovetsk.gov39.ru

Sovetsk (Russian: Сове́тск; German: Tilsit) is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the south bank of the Neman River which forms the border with Lithuania.