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Kaliningrad is a city of the Teutonic Knights and amber. If you do not know the facts and rely on geographic data, never crossed his mind that Kaliningrad is part of Russia. Kaliningrad is actually the most western area of ​​the vast Russian territory, but he has no land connection with the country. It is situated between Lithuania and Poland and is the Baltic Sea. Here is the only antifreeze port in the country in the Baltic Sea. Kaliningrad is inherently million-Russian enclave. From Warsaw to Kaliningrad is only 35 km and to the Lithuanian border is 70 km. Today the population of this interesting place is a diverse mixture of Belarusians, Ukrainians, Russians, Germans, Lithuanians, Poles. From the natural perspective Kaliningrad is located in very scenic and rich area. Here is full of lakes and rivers. The uniqueness of the place comes from the fact that here is one of the places in the world where amber is found. Kaliningrad has one of the longest lagoon in Europe, which is located on the field. Amber dunes reach a height of 70 meters and length is about 98 kilometers. The old name of Kaliningrad is Koningsberg, named in honor of its founder – Czech King Ottokar. He is one of the main cities of the Teutonic Order, then the center of East Prussia. It was born one of the most famous philosophers – Immanuel Kant. In 1945 the Russians, headed for Berlin occupied the field and change the name of the town on behalf of the communist leader Mikhail Kalinin.
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