Country Russia Urban okrug Pionersky Urban Okrug Area 8.3 km² | Federal subject Kaliningrad Oblast Administrative center of Pionersky Urban Okrug Local time Monday 11:59 AM | |
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Administratively subordinated to town of oblast significance of Pionersky Administrative center of town of oblast significance of Pionersky Weather 3°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 93% Humidity Points of interest Rantava istoriko‑arkheologicheskiy Muzey, Kamen' Lzhi, Villa Zhiloy dom | ||
Pionersky (Russian: Пионе́рский ; German: Neukuhren ( pronunciation ); Polish: Kursze; Lithuanian: Kuršiai) is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located along the Baltic Sea on the Sambian Peninsula, between Zelenogradsk and Svetlogorsk. Population: 11,016 (2010 Census); 11,816 (2002 Census); 11,635 (1989 Census). In the town there are a Residence of the President of the Russian Federation "Yantar" and the only Federal Children's orthopedic sanatorium in Russia "Pionersk".
Contents
- Map of Pionersky Kaliningradskaya Oblast Russia
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Military
- Twin towns and sister cities
- References
Map of Pionersky, Kaliningradskaya Oblast, Russia
History
When the region was part of Germany the town was known as Neukuhren. It was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945 upon the end of World War II and renamed Pionersky after the children's health camp of the Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet Union that was established in the town after the war by the new Soviet authorities. The town's small harbor, formerly used only for fishing, now accommodates sailboats and beach tourism.
Administrative and municipal status
Administratively, it is incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Pionersky—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. Municipally, the town of oblast significance of Pionersky is incorporated as Pionersky Urban Okrug.
Military
Pionersky Radar Station is located 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) to the south of the town on the former Dunayevka air base.
Twin towns and sister cities
Pionersky is twinned with: