city in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Sovetsk
Советск | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 55°05′N 21°53′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
Founded | 1288 |
Town status since | 1552 |
Government | |
• Head | Viktor Smilgin |
Area | |
• Total | 44.4 km2 (17.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 41,705 |
• Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
• Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Sovetsk |
• Capital of | town of oblast significance of Sovetsk |
Municipal status | |
• Urban okrug | Sovetsky Urban Okrug |
• Capital of | Sovetsky Urban Okrug |
Time zone | UTC+2 (MSK–1 [2]) |
Postal code(s)[3] | 238750 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 40161 |
OKTMO ID | 27730000001 |
Twin towns | Tauragė, Kiel, Bełchatów |
Website | mosovetsk |
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