| En Name: | Druzhba |
| Ru Name: | Дружба |
| Coordinates: | 54.4925°N 21.1922°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Kaliningrad Oblast#European Russia#Russia |
| Federal Subject: | Kaliningrad Oblast |
| Adm District Jur: | Pravdinsky District |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Rural locality |
| Pop 2010Census: | 440 |
Druzhba (Russian: Дру́жба, German: Allenburg, Polish: Alembork, Lithuanian: Alna) is a rural locality (a village) in Pravdinsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Omet and Łyna rivers. Population: 1,750 (1900).[1]
The town was captured by Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło in 1410.[2] In 1440, the town was one of the founding members of the Prussian Confederation, which opposed Teutonic rule,[3] and upon the request of which King Casimir IV Jagiellon incorporated the territory to the Kingdom of Poland in 1454.[4] After the subsequent Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), it became a part of Poland as a fief held by the Teutonic Knights.[5]
From the 18th century, it formed part of the Kingdom of Prussia. During the Seven Years' War, it was captured by Russia in 1757[6] and 1758, and then occupied by Russia until 1762. From 1871 it was also part of Germany. The Provincial Sanatorium and Nursing Institution Allenberg was a psychiatric hospital in Allenberg from 1852 to 1940. In the late 19th century, the town had a population of 2,200, and eight annual fairs were held there.[2] After World War II, the town was renamed to Druzhba.
The local Orthodox church is a medieval Brick Gothic building. There are also two locks of the Masurian Canal in the village.