kaliningrad

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Definition von kaliningrad im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A city in Russia, in Kaliningrad Oblast. Former Königsberg

formerly Königsberg City (pop., 1999 est.: 427,200), western Russia, situated on the Pregolya River. Founded in 1255 as Königsberg, it was the capital of the dukes of Prussia and later the capital of East Prussia. In 1724 it absorbed the nearby cities of Löbenicht and Kneiphof. Virtually destroyed by Soviet forces during World War II, it came under the sovereignty of the U.S.S.R. and was rebuilt in 1946 as Kaliningrad. It is the seat of the University of Kaliningrad and the birthplace of Immanuel Kant

A city in Russia, in Kaliningrad Oblast. Former Konigsberg

Silbentrennung

Ka·li·nin·grad

Türkische aussprache

kılînînggräd

Aussprache

/kəˈlənəɴɢˌgrad/ /kəˈlɪnɪŋˌɡræd/

Etymologie

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