Pionersky, Kaliningrad Oblast

For other uses, see Pionersky (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 54°57′06″N 20°14′00″E / 54.95167°N 20.2333333°E / 54.95167; 20.2333333

Coat of arms of Pionersky

Pionersky (Russian:  Пионе́рский​ (help·info); German: Neukuhren ( pronunciation (help·info)); Polish: Kursze; Lithuanian: Naujieji Kuršiai) is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located along the Baltic Sea on the Sambian Peninsula, between Zelenogradsk and Svetlogorsk. The town is under direct jurisdiction of the oblast administration. Population: 11,017 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[1] 11,816 (2002 Census);^[2] 11,635 (1989 Census).^[3]

When the region was part of Germany the town was known as Neukuhren. It was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945 upon the end of World War II and renamed Pionersky after the Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet Union. The town's small harbor, formerly used only for fishing, now accommodates sailboats and beach tourism.

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Twin towns/sister cities

Pionersky is twinned with:

• Bartoszyce, Poland

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  Seaside view in Pionersky

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  Beach and harbor in Pionersky

References

1. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2010). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
2. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
3. ^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23.