Slavsk


Slavsk, prior to 1946 known by its German name Heinrichswalde, is a town and the administrative center of Slavsky District in the Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Kaliningrad. Population figures:

History

The town was established in 1292. From 1466 until 1657 it was a fief of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1819 it became seat of the Prussian Elchniederung district. In 1871 it became part of Germany. According to German data 16,000 Lithuanians lived in the district in 1890.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Slavsk serves as the administrative center of Slavsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with six rural localities, incorporated within Slavsky District as the town of district significance of Slavsk. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Slavsk is incorporated within Slavsky Municipal District as Slavskoye Urban Settlement.

Transportation

The town has a railway station on the Sovetsk-Kaliningrad railroad.

Notable residents

Slavsk is twinned with: