Zheleznodorozhny, Kaliningrad Oblast

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Central part in 2003
Central part in 2003

Coordinates: 54.3611° N 21.3117° E

Zheleznodorozhny, prior to 1945 known by its German name Gerdauen (Russian: Железнодоро́жный; German: Gerdauen, Polish: Gierdawy or Gierdawa, Lithuanian: Girdava) is an urban-type settlement in Pravdinsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located 93 km southeast of Kaliningrad, near the border with Poland. Population: 2,945 (2002 Census); 3,246 (1989 Census).