Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast
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"Tilsit" redirects here. For other uses, see Tilsit (disambiguation).
For other places with the same name, see Sovetsk.
Sovetsk (Russian: Сове́тск; German: Tilsit [ˈtɪlzɪt] ⓘ;[7] Old Prussian: Tilzi; Lithuanian: Tilžė) is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the south bank of the Neman River which forms the border with Lithuania.
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Sovetsk
Советск | |
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Coordinates: 55°04′51″N 21°53′11″E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
Founded | 1288 |
Town status since | 1552 |
Government | |
• Head | Viktor Smilgin |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 41,705 |
• Estimate (2018)[2] | 39,752 (−4.7%) |
• Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Sovetsk[3] |
• Capital of | town of oblast significance of Sovetsk[3] |
• Urban okrug | Sovetsky Urban Okrug[4] |
• Capital of | Sovetsky Urban Okrug[4] |
Time zone | UTC+2 (MSK–1 [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 238750 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 40161 |
OKTMO ID | 27730000001 |
Website | sovetsk |
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