Nesterovsky District Explained

En Name:Nesterovsky District
Ru Name:Нестеровский район
Image View:Краснолесье - panoramio (6064).jpg
Coordinates:54.6333°N 56°W
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Federal Subject:Kaliningrad Oblast
Adm Data As Of:November 2011
Adm Ctr Type:town
Adm Ctr Name:Nesterov
Town Of District Significance Type:Towns of district significance
No Of Towns Of District Significance:1
Selsoviet Type1:Rural okrugs
No Of Selsoviets Type1:3
No Of Cities Towns:1
No Of Rural Localities:53
Mun Data As Of:July 2009
Mun Formation1:Nesterovsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:1
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:3
Area Km2:1062
Pop 2010Census:16213
Urban Pop 2010Census:28.3%
Rural Pop 2010Census:71.7%
Website:http://www.admnesterov.ru
Date:February 2012

Nesterovsky District (Russian: Не́стеровский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Nesterovsky Municipal District.[2] It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Krasnoznamensky District in the north, Marijampolė County to the east in Lithuania, Warmia-Masuria in the south in Poland and with Gusevsky and Ozyorsky Districts in the west. The area of the district is 1062km2. Its administrative center is the town of Nesterov.[3] Population: 17,250 (2002 Census); The population of Nesterov accounts for 28.3% of the district's total population.

Border crossings

In Nesterov, there is a border railway station to Lithuania on the line from Kaliningrad to Moscow. In Chernyshevskoye, an important border crossing point on the principal road connecting Kaliningrad to Moscow is located.

Miscellaneous

Near the settlement of Yasnaya Polyana, the former stable of the Trakehner horse breed is located, as well as a museum for the breed.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #463
  2. Law #258
  3. Resolution #639