Slavsk

Slavsk (Russian: Славск; German: Heinrichswalde; Lithuanian: Gastos^[7]) is a town and the administrative center of Slavsky District in the Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located 105 kilometers (65 mi) northeast of Kaliningrad. Population figures: 4,614 (2010 Census);^[3] 5,172 (2002 Census);^[8] 4,682 (1989 Soviet census).^[9]

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Town[1]
Church in Slavsk
Coat of arms
Location of Slavsk
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Coordinates: 55°05′N 21°40′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kaliningrad Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Slavsky District[1]
Town of district significance	Slavsk[1]
Founded	1292[2]
Elevation	2 m (6.6 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	4,614
Administrative status
• Capital of	Slavsky District,[1] town of district significance of Slavsk[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Slavsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Slavskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Slavsky Municipal District,[4] Slavskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+2 (MSK–1 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	238600
OKTMO ID	27727000001

History

The town was established in 1292 by the Teutonic Knights.^[2] In 1454, King Casimir IV Jagiellon incorporated the territory to the Kingdom of Poland upon the request of the anti-Teutonic Prussian Confederation.^[10] After the subsequent Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), it became a part of Poland as a fief held by the Teutonic Knights,^[11] and by Ducal Prussia afterwards.

From 1701, it formed part of the Kingdom of Prussia, and in 1819 it became seat of the Prussian Elchniederung district. In 1871 it became part of Germany. In the late 19th century, it had a population of over 1,800, partially Lithuanian.^[7] According to German data 16,000 Lithuanians lived in the district in 1890^[12] (29% of the population). Two annual fairs were held in the town in the late 19th century.^[7]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1989	4,682	—
2002	5,172	+10.5%
2010	4,614	−10.8%
2018	4,074	−11.7%
Source:[3]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Slavsk serves as the administrative center of Slavsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with six rural localities, incorporated within Slavsky District as the town of district significance of Slavsk.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Slavsk was incorporated within Slavsky Municipal District as Slavskoye Urban Settlement.^[4]

Transportation

The town has a railway station on the Sovetsk-Kaliningrad railroad.

Notable people

• Ernst Siehr (1869–1945), German lawyer and politician
• Arthur Ewert (1890–1959), German politician
• Andrei Voronkov (1967–), Russian former volleyball player

Twin towns and sister cities

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Slavsk is twinned with:

• Ronneby, Sweden