Gvardeysk
Gvardeysk
Гвардейск | |
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Central square in Gvardeysk | |
Location of Gvardeysk | |
| Coordinates: 54°40′N 21°05′E / 54.667°N 21.083°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Gvardeysky District |
| Town of district significance | Gvardeysk |
| First documented | 1254 |
| Town status since | 1722 |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,899 |
| • Capital of | Gvardeysky District, town of district significance of Gvardeysk |
| • Urban okrug | Gvardeysky Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Gvardeysky Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (MSK–1 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 238210 |
| OKTMO ID | 27706000001 |
| Website | www |
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Gvardeysk (Russian: Гвардейск, IPA: [ɡvɐrˈdʲejsk] ⓘ; known prior to 1946 by its German name Tapiau ⓘ; Lithuanian: Tepliava; Polish: Tapiawa/Tapiewo), is a town and the administrative center of Gvardeysky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pregolya River 38 kilometers (24 mi) east of Kaliningrad. Population figures: 13,353 (2021 Census); 13,899 (2010 Census); 14,572 (2002 Census); 11,904 (1989 Soviet census). It is located within the historic region of Sambia.