Mamonovo, Russia
Мамоново
Mamonovo is a town of 7,271 people in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, founded in 1301.
Why visit Mamonovo
Townapedia lists 10 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 1 place to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include МАУК "Мамоновский городской музей".
Weather in Mamonovo
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About Mamonovo
Mamonovo (Russian: Мамоново, German: Heiligenbeil, Polish: Święta Siekierka or Świętomiejsce) is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, near the border with Poland. Population figures: 7,761 (2010 census); 7,393 (2002 census); 7,816 (1989 Soviet census).
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Museums and landmarks10
Мемориальный комплекс на братской могиле советских воинов
Monument and historic site
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes1
Where to stay2
History
Under the Teutonic Knights Heiligenstadt was built near an Old Prussian settlement. It was granted town rights in 1301. It was later renamed Heiligenbeil after a holy axe used by Augustinian monks, established in the area by Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode after the Battle of Rudau, to cut down an oak tree worshiped by pagan Prussians. It came under the bishopric of Warmia, then to the territory of Natangia. Since 1440, the town was a founding member of the Prussian Confederation, which rebelled against the Teutonic Order and upon the request of which, Polish King Casimir IV Jagiellon incorporated the region and town to the Kingdom of Poland in 1454. Then the Thirteen Years' War, the longest of all Polish–Teutonic wars, broke out. After the war, the town once again became part of the State of the Teutonic Order, which from then on was a fief of Poland, and after 1525 it formed part of secular Ducal Prussia. The town's seal was attached to the documents of the peace treaty of 1466. The area was home to a mixed population with several villages founded by the Poles in the 15th century.
From the History section of Mamonovo on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare1
Map of Mamonovo
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kaliningrad (KGD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 64 km away.
- Baltiysk 21 km north, about 21 min by car
- Svetlyy 27 km northeast, about 27 min by car
- Kaliningrad 46 km northeast, about 46 min by car
- Bagrationovsk 46 km east, about 46 min by car
- Maloye Isakovo 51 km northeast, about 51 min by car
- Svetlogorsk 55 km north, about 55 min by car
- Gur’yevsk 55 km northeast, about 55 min by car
- Pionerskiy 57 km north, about 57 min by car
- Zelenogradsk 65 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Pravdinsk 70 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- RIAN archive 942200 Border guards of the Federal Security Service pursuing trespassers of the maritime boundary during exercises in Kaliningrad region, Igor Zarembo / Игорь Зарембо, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Фотография водонапорной башни, FominDmitry, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Heiligenbeil Kirchruine, Julian Nyča, CC BY-SA 3.0
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