Guryevsk, Kaliningrad Oblast

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Guryevsk (Russian: Гу́рьевск; German: Neuhausen; Lithuanian: Romuva) is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located seven kilometers north-east of Kaliningrad at 54°46′18″N, 20°35′50″E. Population: 10,913 (2002 Census).

The town was founded as Neuhausen in 1262 by the Teutonic Knights. It became part of the Duchy of Prussia in 1525 and the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701. It was administered within the Province of East Prussia and became part of the German Empire upon the unification of Germany in 1871.

After the end of World War II in 1945, the town was annexed by the Soviet Union. The remaining German population which had not evacuated was subsequently expelled and replaced with Russians. The following year it was renamed Guryevsk.

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