Kaliningrad Travel Guide

Kaliningrad (Калининград) is a picturesque city located on the south-eastern coast of the Baltic sea at the mouth of the Pregel River (see map). Founded in 1255 as Königsberg, the city was the capital of German East Prussia until the end of World War II. Transferred to the USSR in 1945, it was named Kaliningrad in 1946.

With a population of roughly 450,000 inhabitants, the city possesses a unique blend of square Soviet housing mixed with old German and Prussian estates. Its a vivid reminder of the radical changes the city has seen throughout its history and of its ongoing transformation.

Independent Kaliningrad Guides

Phoning Kaliningrad

+ 7 (Country Code) + 4012 (City Code) + Telephone Number
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Additional Resources for Kaliningrad, Russia

• Wikipedia: Kaliningrad (eng)
• Wikipedia: Kaliningrad Oblast (eng)
• Information Tourist Center for the Kaliningrad Region
• KaliningradCity.ru: Online guide to Kaliningrad
• Konigsberg.ru: Online Kaliningrad guide and listings
• Side by side photos of 1939 Königsberg with post 1945 Kaliningrad
• Arguments why Kaliningrad's name should be changed back to Königsberg
• Sites below are in Russian. In order to translate, click on Google Translate and enter the webpage address.
• Official site of Kaliningrad City Hall (rus)