Country Russia Administrative district Ozyorsky District Municipal district Ozyorsky Urban Okrug | Federal subject Kaliningrad Oblast Town of district significance Ozyorsk Local time Wednesday 4:42 AM | |
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Administrative center of Ozyorsky District, town of district significance of Ozyorsk Weather 4°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 73% Humidity | ||
Ozyorsk (Russian: Озёрск), known prior to 1938 by its German name Darkehmen (Lithuanian: Darkiemis; Polish: Darkiejmy), and from 1938 to 1946 as Angerapp, is a town and the administrative center of Ozyorsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Angrapa River near the border with the Polish Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, 120 kilometers (75 mi) southeast of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 4,740 (2010 Census); 5,801 (2002 Census); 6,219 (1989 Census).
Contents
- Map of Ozersk Kaliningradskaya Oblast Russia 238120
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Notable residents
- References
Map of Ozersk, Kaliningradskaya Oblast, Russia, 238120
History
It was founded in 1724.
Before 1945 the town was part of Germany (East Prussia). It was captured by Red Army on 22 January 1945. After World War II and the subsequent border shift, the region was placed under Soviet administration and the native German populace was expelled. It was renamed as Ozyorsk in 7 September 1946.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ozyorsk serves as the administrative center of Ozyorsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality (the settlement of Ushakovo), incorporated within Ozyorsky District as the town of district significance of Ozyorsk.
Within the framework of municipal divisions, since June 11, 2014, the territories of the town of district significance of Ozyorsk and of three rural okrugs of Ozyorsky District are incorporated as Ozyorsky Urban Okrug. Before that, the town of district significance was incorporated within Ozyorsky Municipal District as Ozyorskoye Urban Settlement.