Zheleznodorozhnyy, Russia
Железнодорожный
Zheleznodorozhnyy is a town of 2,984 people in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, founded in 1325.
Why visit Zheleznodorozhnyy
Townapedia lists 15 museums and landmarks and 5 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Крайсхаус (ратуша) Гердауэна and Gerdauen Castle.
Weather in Zheleznodorozhnyy
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About Zheleznodorozhnyy
Zheleznodorozhny (Russian: Железнодоро́жный, lit. railway (town); German: Gerdauen; Polish: Gierdawy; Lithuanian: Girdava) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Pravdinsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located 69 km (43 miles) south-east of Kaliningrad, near the border with Poland, and had a population in 2017 of 2,728.
From the Wikipedia article Zheleznodorozhny, Kaliningrad Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks15
Крайсхаус (ратуша) Гердауэна
Monument and historic site · 0.7 km
Здание законсервировано, это не amenity
39 Коммунистическая улица, Железнодорожный
3 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes5
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping1
History
A fortification of the Old Prussians existed in the Zheleznodorozhny area, possibly since the 9th century, however German settlers only arrived sometime in the late 13th or early 14th century. The settlers came in connection with the construction of a castle of the Teutonic Order, which is mentioned as completed in written sources from 1315 and 1325. A lischke was formed around the castle, and was attacked by Lithuanians in 1336, 1347 and 1366, but prospered and in 1398 received Kulm law (city status) by the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order Konrad von Jungingen. A town wall was erected in 1406, and a school in 1409. In 1428, a Dominican monastery was relocated to the town from nearby Nordenbork, and it was part of the Polish Province of the Dominican Order.
From the History section of Zheleznodorozhny, Kaliningrad Oblast on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare1
Map of Zheleznodorozhnyy
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kaliningrad (KGD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 74 km away.
- Pravdinsk 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- Gvardeysk 36 km northwest, about 36 min by car
- Chernyakhovsk 45 km northeast, about 45 min by car
- Gusev 63 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Kaliningrad 64 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Gur’yevsk 64 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Svetlyy 83 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Zelenogradsk 85 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Sovetsk 88 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Neman 88 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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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
- Вид на школу. пгт. Железнодорожный, Калининградская область, Edward YS, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Gerdauen Church 2006-01 1136117798, Gentitcndbz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Железнодорожный, Sergksuh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Гердауен IMG 7028, Wiktor Prz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Гердауэн3, Sergksuh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Kommunisticheskaya street 20 None2025-05 00596, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Kommunisticheskaya street 20 None2025-05 00595, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Kommunisticheskaya street 20 None2025-05 00597, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Kommunisticheskaya street 20 None2025-05 00598, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Krasnoarmeiskaya street 2025-05 00608, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Krasnoarmeiskaya street 2025-05 00604, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Krasnoarmeiskaya street 2025-05 00606, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Krasnoarmeiskaya street 2025-05 00607, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Krasnoarmeiskaya street 2025-05 00605, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny 2025-05 00594, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Kommunisticheskaya street 20 2021-08 369, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny 2025-05 00599, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Krasnoarmeiskaya street 2025-05 00609, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny 2025-05 00600, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- 20110615 Marktplatz-Gerdauen, Kno-Biesdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Krasnoarmeiskaya street 2025-05 00611, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Krasnoarmeiskaya street 2025-05 00610, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Krasnoarmeiskaya street 2025-05 00612, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Krasnoarmeiskaya street 2025-05 00613, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Krasnoarmeiskaya street 2025-05 00614, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- 20110615 Am-Markt Gerdauen, Kno-Biesdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Krasnoarmeiskaya street 2025-05 00615, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Krasnoarmeiskaya street 2025-05 00616, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Krasnoarmeiskaya street 2025-05 00617, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Krasnoarmeiskaya street 2025-05 00618, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Oktyabrskaya street 2025-05 00556, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Krasnoarmeiskaya street 2025-05 00619, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Oktyabrskaya street 20 None2025-05 00557, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Oktyabrskaya street 26 2021-08 365, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Oktyabrskaya street 26 2021-08 366, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Oktyabrskaya street 20 None2025-05 00558, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Oktyabrskaya street 27 2021-08 364, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Oktyabrskaya street 2025-05 00555, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Kommunisticheskaya street 20 2021-08 363, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Zheleznodorozhny Oktyabrskaya street 20 None2025-05 00559, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
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