Kalinino, Kaliningrad Oblast Explained

En Name:Kalinino
Ru Name:Калинино
Pushpin Map:Russia Kaliningrad Oblast#European Russia#Russia
Inhabloc Cat:Rural locality
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1539

Kalinino (Russian: Калинино; Lithuanian: Mielkiemis) is a rural locality in Nesterovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, close to the borders with Lithuania and Poland. It has a population of

History

The village was first mentioned in 1539. The Metalski Polish noble family lived in the village in the past.[1] In 1877, the village had a population of 689, mostly employed in farming and cattle and horse breeding.[2]

Under Nazi Germany, the village was renamed Birkenmühle to erase traces of Lithuanian origin.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kętrzyński, Wojciech. Wojciech Kętrzyński. 1882. O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich. pl. Lwów. Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. 583.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VI. 1885. pl. Warszawa. 242.