Tsentralny Administrative District, Kaliningrad
Tsentralny Administrative District
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 Location of Tsentralny Administrative District on the map of Kaliningrad | |
| Coordinates: 54°43′30″N 20°28′15″E / 54.725°N 20.4708°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
| Established | January 7, 1952 |
| Administrative center | Kaliningrad |
| Area | |
• Total | 79.8 km2 (30.8 sq mi) |
Central District or Tsentralny District (Russian: Центральный район) is a district (raion) of the city of Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Population: 119,966 (2010 census);[1] 80,039 (2002 census);[2] 84,892 (1989 Soviet census).[3]. It is the largest district of Kaliningrad and third largest by the population.
Located north-west from the city's historical center, nowadays it includes the former districts of Amalienau, Ratshof and Hufen, which became part of Konigsberg in early 20th century and was a part of former Oktyabrsky District until it was merged with Tsentralny.
History
[edit]Tsentralny District was established on January 7, 1952, as former part of Stalingradsky District of Kaliningrad. Being seated on the north-west part of the city, the District inherited its name from a mid 20th century project of a city's new administrative center, which was planned to be established on a Komsomolskaya and Karl Marx streets intersection in former Hufen as a result of the destruction of Königsberg Castle, which was former seat of city's government.
Sightseeing
[edit]Tsentralny District is the least damaged part of former Konigsberg, caused by Allied and Soviet bombardment during WW2. The most notable places of interest in this district are:
- Kaliningrad Zoo
- Drama Theatre, former Luisentheater
- Buildings of Baltic Federal University, located on Chernyshevskogo, 56A and intersection of Sovietsky ave. and Mira ave.
- Mira avenue and Pobedy avenue, located mostly in Amalienau and Hufen districts.
Building of Baltic Federal University on Chernyshevskogo, 56A
Drama theatre
References
[edit]- ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ↑ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ↑ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
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