Polessk
Polessk
Полесск | |
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Location of Polessk | |
| Coordinates: 54°52′N 21°06′E / 54.867°N 21.100°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Polessky District |
| Town of district significance | Polessk |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,581 |
| • Capital of | Polessky District, town of district significance of Polessk |
| • Municipal district | Polessky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Polesskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Polessky Municipal District, Polesskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (MSK–1 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 238630 |
| OKTMO ID | 27718000001 |
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Polessk (Russian: Полесск; German: Labiau; Lithuanian: Labguva; Polish: Labiawa) is a town and the administrative center of Polessky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located 49 kilometers (30 mi) northeast of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast, at the junction of a main road and a railroad at the Deyma River, shortly before it enters the Curonian Lagoon. Population figures: 7,581 (2010 Census); 7,681 (2002 Census); 6,859 (1989 Soviet census); 4,744 (1885).