Browse through the under mentioned Facts about Kaliningrad for some useful information about the history, geography, topography, demography, climatic conditions, tourist attractions and culture of Kaliningrad. This page brings to you a quick summary of some interesting yet little known Facts about Kaliningrad that will help you in planning your dream vacation in this charming Russian city.
The Russian city of Kaliningrad is a busy seaport and also functions as the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast. Kaliningrad Oblast is actually a Russian exclave that is located on the Baltic Sea and is cut off from the main land as it is sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania.
Some Fast Facts about Kaliningrad
- Total land Area: 215,70 sq km
- Location: Kaliningrad is located on the coast of Baltic Sea coast and is physically separated from Russia. This city is bounded by Lithuania and Poland on either sides.
- Geographic coordinates of Kaliningrad: 54 43 N, 20 30 E
- Total Population of the city: approx 426,000 (as per the census figures of 2005)
- Foundation: 1255
- Climate: Transitional (from gently continental to nautical)
- UTC/GMT Offset: UTC/GMT + 2 hours
- Area code: 0112
- Must see attractions: Konigsberg Cathedral, Sackheim Gate, Royal Gate, Dom Sovyetov, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Kaliningrad), Kaliningrad Zoo, Kant Russian State University, Victory Monument and the old fortifications.
Facts about Kaliningrad: Notable Residents
Kaliningrad has been a birthplace of many noted personalities who left behind their mark in their field of specialization. Names of some of them are given below:
- Leah Goldberg (1911-1970), Israeli poet
- E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776-1822), author
- Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), philosopher
- Fanny Lewald (1811-1889), author and feminist
- Abraham Mapu (1808–1867), Hebrew novelist
- Sergei Beloglazov (born 1956) Olympic wrestler
- Aleksei Leonov (born 1934), first person to walk in space
- Christian Goldbach (1690-1764), mathematician
- Arnold Sommerfeld (1868-1951), physicist
- Otto Wallach (1847-1931), chemist
- Erich von Drygalski (1865-1949), explorer
- Thomas Eichelbaum (born 1931), former Chief Justice of New Zealand
- Heinrich August Winkler (born 1938), historian
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