Kamenskoye (until 1946 - Zaalau ; German Saalau ) is a village in the Chernyakhovsky district of the Kaliningrad region . It is the administrative center of Kamensky rural settlement .
| Village | |
| Kamenskoe | |
|---|---|
| him Saalau | |
| A country |  Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Kaliningrad region |
| Municipal district | Chernyakhovsky |
| Rural settlement | Kamenskoe |
| History and geography | |
| Former names | Zaalau |
| Center height | 40 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | ↘ 457 [1] people ( 2010 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +7 40141 |
| Postcode | 238176 |
| OKATO code | 27239813001 |
| OKTMO code | |
Content
Geography
The village is located on the river named Kapitka (Pregoli basin) [2] , 20 kilometers west of Chernyakhovsk . 1.5 km to the southeast there is a settlement with the pair name Novo-Kamenskoe .
History
On the site of the Prussian fortress of Vostopolo captured and burned by the Teutonic knights in 1276, in 1352 the castle of Zaalau was erected. The name comes from the Prussian word “zal” - “salt” (there were once salt mines in these places) [3] .
In the summer of 1376, the Grand Duke of Lithuania Olgerd and Keystutis invaded Nadrovia (the territory of modern Chernyakhovsky and Gvardeisky districts). Keistutis squad on the way back laid siege to the castle of Zaalau. As a result of the assault, the castle was captured and burned. It was later restored. Behind the fortress walls, a brewery was added in the 16th century [4] .
In 1734 a church was built in Zaalau. Until 1945, Zaalau was part of East Prussia , Germany .
During World War II, on the night of January 23, 1945, Zaalau was taken by soldiers of the 11th and 84th divisions of the 11th Guards Army [5] .
Since 1945, was part of the RSFSR USSR . In 1946, Zaalau was renamed Kamenskoe. On January 12, 1965, the village was transferred from Ozersky District to Chernyakhovsky District [6] . It was the administrative center of the Kamensky rural district.
Now as part of Russia . June 30, 2008, became the administrative center of the Kamensky rural settlement established during the administrative reform in the Russian Federation .
Population
| Population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 [7] | 1933 | 1939 [8] | 2002 [9] | 2010 [1] |
| 474 | ↗ 750 | ↘ 725 | ↘ 615 | ↘ 457 |
Attractions
Cultural heritage sites: regional
- Ruins of the Order Castle (1352)
local value
- Kirche 1754
- Mass grave of 105 Soviet soldiers who died in January 1945
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 The 2010 All-Russian Population Census. Kaliningrad region. Table 10. Population of urban districts, municipal districts, urban and rural settlements, urban settlements, rural settlements . The appeal date was November 28, 2013. Archived 2013-11-228.
- ↑ According to Yandex maps .
- ↑ Klops.ru. Expedition "KP": Stone stronghold near Chernyakhovsk
- ↑ Angrapa.ru
- ↑ Burial of Soviet soldiers (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Baltic almanac number 9
- List of populated areas (1910) (German)
- List of populated areas (1939) (German)
- ↑ All-Russian population census of 2002. Kaliningrad region. Population size and location . The date of circulation is February 3, 2014. Archived on February 3, 2014.