Druzhba, Pravdinsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast

Druzhba (Russian: Дру́жба, German: Allenburg, Polish: Alembork, Lithuanian: Alna) is a rural locality (a village) in Pravdinsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Omet and Łyna rivers. Population: 440 (2010 Census);^[1] 515 (2002 Census);^[4] 1,750 (1900).^[5]

Druzhba Дружба
Rural locality
Gothic church
Location of Druzhba
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Coordinates: 54°29′33″N 21°11′32″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kaliningrad Oblast
Administrative district	Pravdinsky District
Founded	1256 (Julian)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	440
Time zone	UTC+2 (MSK–1 [2])
Postal code(s)[3]	238405
OKTMO ID	27719000136

History

Destroyed factory during World War I

The town was captured by Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło in 1410.^[6] In 1440, the town was one of the founding members of the Prussian Confederation, which opposed Teutonic rule,^[7] and upon the request of which King Casimir IV Jagiellon incorporated the territory to the Kingdom of Poland in 1454.^[8] After the subsequent Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), it became a part of Poland as a fief held by the Teutonic Knights.^[9]

From the 18th century, it formed part of the Kingdom of Prussia. During the Seven Years' War, it was captured by Russia in 1757^[10] and 1758, and then occupied by Russia until 1762. From 1871 it was also part of Germany. The Provincial Sanatorium and Nursing Institution Allenberg was a psychiatric hospital in Allenberg from 1852 to 1940. In the late 19th century, the town had a population of 2,200, and eight annual fairs were held there.^[6] After World War II, the town was renamed to Druzhba.

Sights

The local Orthodox church is a medieval Brick Gothic building. There are also two locks of the Masurian Canal in the village.

Notable residents

• Julius Hallervorden (1882–1965), German physician and neuroscientist

References

1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
2. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
3. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
4. Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
5. Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon (in German). Vol. 1. Leipzig. 1905. p. 345.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
6. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warszawa. 1880. p. 26.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
7. Górski, Karol (1949). Związek Pruski i poddanie się Prus Polsce: zbiór tekstów źródłowych (in Polish). Poznań: Instytut Zachodni. p. 11.
8. Górski, p. 54
9. Górski, pp. 96–97, 214–215
10. Ciesielski, Tomasz (2010). "Prusy Wschodnie w trakcie polskiej wojny sukcesyjnej i wojny siedmioletniej". In Gieszczyński, Witold; Kasparek, Norbert (eds.). Wielkie wojny w Prusach. Działania militarne między dolną Wisłą a Niemnem na przestrzeni wieków (in Polish). Dąbrówno. p. 145. ISBN 978-83-62552-00-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)