Sosnovka (until 1938 Augstagirren , German; Augstagirren ; in 1938-1946 Gross Baum , German Gross Baum ) - a village in the Polessky district of the Kaliningrad region . It is the administrative center of the Saransk rural settlement .
| Village | |
| Sosnovka | |
|---|---|
| him. Gross baum | |
| A country |  Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Kaliningrad region |
| Municipal District | Polessky |
| Rural settlement | Saransk |
| History and Geography | |
| Former names | Augstagirren, Gross Baum |
| Center height | 16 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | ↘ 912 [1] people ( 2013 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +7 40158 |
| Postcode | 238641 |
| OKATO Code | 27230813001 |
| OKTMO Code | |
Content
Name Etymology
The Prussian word Augstagirren means "high forest" [2] .
Geography
The village is located 17 kilometers from Polessk on the A-190 highway.
History
The first mention of Augstagirren dates back to 1312. In 1923-1926, a church was built in the settlement. Until 1945, Augstagirren was part of East Prussia , Germany . Since 1945, it was part of the RSFSR of the USSR . Now part of Russia . In 1946, Augstagirren was renamed Sosnovka. Since 1947, the village belonged to the Sosnovsky village council. June 30, 2008 became the administrative center of the Saransk rural settlement formed during the administrative reform in the Russian Federation .
Population
| Population | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 [3] | 1933 | 1939 [4] | 2002 [5] | 2010 [6] | 2012 [7] | 2013 [1] |
| 553 | ↗ 821 | ↗ 1036 | ↘ 805 | ↘ 742 | ↗ 915 | ↘ 912 |
Social Sphere
Educational Institutions
- Basic comprehensive school
- Kindergarten
Attractions
- Mass grave of 76 Soviet soldiers who died in 1945
- Monument to those killed during the First World War of 1914-1918 [8] .
- The building of the Lutheran Church (1923-1926) (now the House of Culture).
- The building of the hotel "Forester's House".
- Monument to the deceased reconnaissance group "Jack" Joseph Ivanovich Zvarik [9] .
Famous residents
- Ulyana Sitnikova - European champion in Thai boxing [10] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Passport of the municipality “Saransk Rural Settlement” (as of January 1, 2014) . Date of treatment July 24, 2016. Archived July 24, 2016.
- ↑ Sosnovka - Augstagirren / Groß Baum
- ↑ List of settlements (1910) (German)
- ↑ List of settlements (1939) (German)
- ↑ 2002 All-Russian Population Census. Kaliningrad region. The size and distribution of the population . Date of treatment February 3, 2014. Archived February 3, 2014.
- ↑ 2010 All-Russian Population Census. Kaliningrad region. Table 10. The population of urban districts, municipalities, urban and rural settlements, urban settlements, rural settlements . Date of treatment November 28, 2013. Archived 2013-11-228.
- ↑ Passport of the municipality “Saransk rural settlement” (as of January 1, 2013) . Date of treatment July 24, 2016. Archived July 24, 2016.
- ↑ History of World Wars (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Guryevsky Bulletin
- ↑ Kaliningrad Truth