Sovetsk (Russian: Сове́тск; German: Tilsit;[4] Old Prussian: Tilzi, Lithuanian: Tilžė; Polish: Tylża) is a border city located on the banks of the Memel in the Kaliningrad Oblast, which borders Lithuania. When it was part of Prussia and later Germany, it was known as Tilsit.
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Sovetsk
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 Old town of Sovetsk |
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| Coordinates: 55°05′N 21°53′E |
| Country | Russia |
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| Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
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| Founded | 1288 |
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| Town status since | 1552 |
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| • Head | Viktor Smilgin |
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| • Total | 44.4 km2 (17.1 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
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| • Total | 41,705 |
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| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
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| • Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Sovetsk |
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| • Capital of | town of oblast significance of Sovetsk |
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| • Urban okrug | Sovetsky Urban Okrug |
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| • Capital of | Sovetsky Urban Okrug |
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| Time zone | UTC+2 (MSK–1 [2]) |
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| Postal code(s)[3] | 238750 |
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| Dialing code(s) | +7 40161 |
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| OKTMO ID | 27730000001 |
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| Twin towns | Tauragė, Kiel, Bełchatów |
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| Website | mosovetsk.ru |
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