Baltiysk
Baltiysk
Балтийск | |
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Town[1] | |
 Aerial view of Baltiysk | |
 Flag .png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Baltiysk  | |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 238520–238522, 238525, 238527, 238528 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 40145 |
| OKTMO ID | 27705000001 |
| Website | балтийск39 |
Baltiysk (
1989 Census).[11]
Baltiysk, the westernmost town in Russia, is a major base of the Russian Navy's Baltic Fleet and is connected to St. Petersburg by ferry.
History
Old Prussian village
Baltiysk was originally the site of an
Elector of Brandenburg
.
Prussian town
By the end of the 17th century, Pillau had expanded considerably, and a
Russian forces occupied the town during the Seven Years' War and built a small Orthodox church there, with the event commemorated by the equestrian statue of Empress Elizabeth, unveiled in 2004. In the late 18th century, the present-day southern part of the town, the part located on the Vistula Spit, was annexed by Prussia in the Partitions of Poland. In June 1807, Pillau was stormed by Napoleon's Grande Armée during the Napoleonic Wars, although no outstanding events took place during the rest of the 19th century. Records of a Scottish "colony" established in Pillau in 1815 appeared in an 1890 publication, although their authenticity is questionable. The lighthouse was built up to a height of 31.38 meters (103.0 ft) and the entire fortress was updated and rebuilt by the Prussians in 1871. In 1886, the town had a population of 3,434, apart from the fortress garrison.[13]
The importance of Pillau declined from 15 November 1901, when a
draught
to moor alongside the city or to sail directly to Königsberg without stopping at Pillau, causing a serious decline to the town's economy.
World War II
During World War II, Pillau had a U-boat training facility, and on 16 April 1945, the German submarine U-78 was sunk by Red Army artillery fire while she was docked near the electricity supply pier in Pillau port, and was the only U-boat to be ever sunk by land-based forces in World War II. As the Red Army entered East Prussia, more than 450,000 refugees were ferried from Pillau to central and western Germany, with the town eventually being captured by Soviets on 25 April 1945.
Modern Baltiysk
After the war, Pillau was included in the northern part of East Prussia passed to the
German inhabitants were expelled in accordance with the Potsdam Agreement. During the Russification campaign, the town's name was changed to Baltiysk in 1946.[14]
In 1952, the Soviet authorities inaugurated a
ice-free ports along the Baltic Sea coastline available to Russia.[citation needed
]
In 2019, on a wave of anti-Western sentiment following Russia's annexation of Crimea, there were calls to change the town's German-era coat of arms, which features a sturgeon wearing the crown of King Frederick William I of Prussia. The historic arms had been granted to the town, then known as Pillau, in 1725.[15]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
municipal division, the town of district significance of Baltiysk is incorporated within Baltiysky Municipal District as Baltiyskoye Urban Settlement.[4]
Geography
The town is located on the northern part of the Vistula Spit, on the shore of the Strait of Baltiysk separating the Vistula Lagoon from Gdańsk Bay.
Climate
Baltiysk has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb borders on Dfb).[16] Winters are cold to mild, while summers are warm. In July and August, the warmest season, high temperatures average 21 °C (70 °F) and low temperatures average 15 °C (59 °F). In January and February, the coldest season, high temperatures average 3 °C (37 °F) with low temperatures averaging −2 °C (28 °F).
| Climate data for Baltiysk | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
0.3 (32.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.8 (−5.4) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 65 (2.6) |
54 (2.1) |
50 (2.0) |
41 (1.6) |
53 (2.1) |
71 (2.8) |
78 (3.1) |
69 (2.7) |
73 (2.9) |
62 (2.4) |
66 (2.6) |
73 (2.9) |
752 (29.6) |
| Source: Kaliningrad-meteo.ru[17] | |||||||||||||
Landmarks
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Fortress
Saint George church
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Sailor's club
Baltic Fleet Museum
Historical buildings in and around the town include the pentagonal
Expressionist observation tower (1932); the Gothic Revival building of the Baltic Fleet Museum (1903); and an elegant lighthouse, dating from 1813 to 1816. A stone cross, erected in 1830 to commemorate the supposed spot of St. Adalbert of Prague's martyrdom, was destroyed by the Soviets and restored a millennium after the event, in 1997. There is a seaside monument of Empress Elizabeth of Russia
, erected postwar by the Russian sculptor Georgy Frangulyan.
Notable people
- Karl Heinrich Barth (1847–1922), German pianist
- Otto Dempwolff (1871–1938), German linguist and anthropologist
- Fritz Gajewski (1885–1965) a German businessman with IG Farben
- Renate Garisch-Culmberger(born 1939), East German athlete
- Manfred Schaefer (born 1943) a former association football defender
- Grigoriy Korchmar (born 1947) a Russian composer and pianist.
International relations
Twin towns and sister cities
Baltiysk is
twinned
with:
Nysa, Poland
Karlskrona, Sweden
Former twin towns
- Elbląg, Poland
On 28 February 2022, the Polish city of Elbląg ended its partnership with Baltiysk as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[18]
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h Resolution #640
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Law #274
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
- ^ פּילאַווע, Yiddishland https://www.yivo.org/yiddishland-topo
- Federal State Statistics Service.
- Russian Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 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.
- ^ "Prūsisks wirdeīns".
- ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VIII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1887. p. 156.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- ^ Russian court finds illegal German coat of arms of town in far western exclave
- ^ Weatherbase Climate Summary
- ^ "Kaliningrad-meteo.ru". Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Miasto Elbląg zrywa współpracę z rosyjskimi miastami partnerskimi" (in Polish). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
Sources
- Правительство Калининградской области. Постановление №640 от 30 августа 2011 г. «Об утверждении реестра объектов административно-территориального деления Калининградской области», в ред. Постановления №877 от 21 ноября 2011 г «О внесении изменения в Постановление Правительства Калининградской области от 30 августа 2011 г. №640». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Калининградская правда" (вкладыш "Официально"), №170, 15 сентября 2011 г. (Government of Kaliningrad Oblast. Resolution #640 of August 30, 2011 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Objects of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of Kaliningrad Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #877 of November 21, 2011 On Amending the Resolution of the Government of Kaliningrad Oblast #640 of August 30, 2011. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Калининградская областная Дума. Закон №274 от 3 июля 2008 г «Об организации местного самоуправления на территории муниципального образования "Балтийский городской округ"», в ред. Закона №370 от 1 июля 2009 г «О составе территорий муниципальных образований Калининградской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Калининградская правда", №124, 11 июля 2008 г. (Kaliningrad Oblast Duma. Law #274 of July 3, 2008 On the Organization of the Local Self-Government on the Territory of the Municipal Formation of "Baltiysky Urban Okrug", as amended by the Law #370 of July 1, 2009 On the Composition of the Territories of the Municipal Formations of Kaliningrad Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Baedeker, Karl, Northern Germany, 14th revised (English-language) edition, Leipzig, London, and New York, 1904.
External links
- Official website of Baltiysk Archived 9 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- Information site of Baltiysk (in Russian)
- Directory of organizations in Baltiysk (in Russian)
- Winter trip to Baltiysk
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