Bagrationovsk

Russia / Kaliningrad / Preussisch Eylau /
 city, third-level administrative division, district center

Bagrationovsk (Russian: Багратио́новск; German: Preußisch Eylau, lit. 'Prussian Eylau'; Polish: Pruska Iława or Iławka; Lithuanian: Ylava or Prūsų Ylava) is a town and the administrative center of Bagrationovsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located close to the border with Poland, 37 kilometers (23 mi) south of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast. It has a population of 6,400 (2010 Census).
Settlement was established in 1325 when teutonic knights built Preußisch Eylau fort at former old prussian castle mound. In 1348 settlement received town rights. In 1455 it was destoyed by fire ad later rebuilt. City rights received in 1585. Since 1945 belongs to Russia.
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Coordinates:   54°23'23"N   20°37'54"E