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Zheleznodorozhny (Russian: Железнодоро́жный; German: Gerdauen; Polish: Gierdawy or Gierdawa; Lithuanian: Girdava), prior to 1946 known by its German name Gerdauen, is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Pravdinsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located 93 kilometers (58 mi) southeast of Kaliningrad, near the border with Poland. Population: 2,767 (2010 Census); 2,945 (2002 Census); 3,246 (1989 Census).

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Map of Zheleznodorozhny, Kaliningradskaya Oblast, Russia, 238410

Notable people

  • Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the Elder (1741–1796), satirical writer
  • Theodor Schultz (1770–1850), Herrnhuter Missionary, author of Deutsch-Arawakan Dictionary
  • Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the Younger (1775–1837), jurist
  • Wilhelm Steputat (1868-1941), author, jurist, politician
  • Joachim Freiherr von Braun (1905–1974), jurist
  • Hans Jenisch (1913–1982), U-boat commander
  • Hinrich Kuessner (*1943), SPD-politician in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

    • References

    Zheleznodorozhny, Kaliningrad Oblast Wikipedia
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