Pionersky, Kaliningrad Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Pionersky.

Pionersky (English) Пионерский (Russian)
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Location of Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia
Pionersky Location of Pionersky in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates:
Administrative status (as of November 2011)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kaliningrad Oblast
Administratively subordinated to	town of oblast significance of Pionersky
Administrative center of	town of oblast significance of Pionersky
Municipal status (as of July 2009)
Urban okrug	Pionersky Urban Okrug
Administrative center of	Pionersky Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	11,016 inhabitants
Time zone	USZ1 (UTC+02:00)
Previous names	Neukuhren
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Pionersky]] on Wikimedia Commons

Pionersky (Russian: ; German: Neukuhren (); Polish: Kursze; Lithuanian: Naujieji 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).

History

Historical affiliations

Teutonic Order 1254–1466
Teutonic Order 1466–1525 (fief of Poland)
Duchy of Prussia 1525–1657 (fief of Poland)
Duchy of Prussia 1657–1701
Kingdom of Prussia 1701–1871
German Empire 1871–1918
Weimar Republic 1918–1933
Nazi Germany 1933–1945
Soviet Union 1945–1991
Russian Federation 1991–present

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.

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Twin towns and sister cities

Pionersky is twinned with:

• Bartoszyce, Poland

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  Seaside view in Pionersky

• Pinersk port.jpg

  Beach and harbor in Pionersky

References

Sources

• Правительство Калининградской области. Постановление №640 от 30 августа 2011 г. «Об утверждении реестра объектов административно-территориального деления Калининградской области», в ред. Постановления №877 от 21 ноября 2011 г «О внесении изменения в Постановление Правительства Калининградской области от 30 августа 2011 г. №640». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Калининградская правда" (вкладыш "Официально"), №170, 15 сентября 2011 г. (Government of Kaliningrad Oblast. Resolution #640 of August 30, 2011 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Objects of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of Kaliningrad Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #877 of November 21, 2011 On Amending the Resolution of the Government of Kaliningrad Oblast #640 of August 30, 2011. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Калининградская областная Дума. Закон №374 от 31 марта 2004 г. «О наделении муниципального образования "Город Пионерский" статусом городского округа», в ред. Закона №370 от 1 июля 2009 г «О составе территорий муниципальных образований Калининградской области». Вступил в силу с момента официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская газета" ("Запад России"), №88, 27 апреля 2004 г. (Kaliningrad Oblast Duma. Law #374 of March 31, 2004 On Granting the Urban Okrug Status to the Municipal Formation of the "Town of Pionersky", as amended by the Law #370 of July 1, 2009 On the Composition of the Territories of the Municipal Formations of Kaliningrad Oblast. Effective as of the moment of the official publication.).