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| Coordinates:54°26′N20°50′E / 54.433°N 20.833°E /54.433; 20.833 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Pravdinsky District |
| Rural okrug | Domnovsky Rural Okrug |
| Founded | 1300 |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 820 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (MSK–1  [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 238404 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 40157 |
| OKTMO ID | 27719000431 |
Domnovo (Russian:До́мново;German:Domnau;Polish:Domnowo;Lithuanian:Dumnava) is arural locality (a settlement) inPravdinsky District ofKaliningrad Oblast,Russia, located near thePoland–Russia border, about 40 kilometers (25 mi) southeast ofKaliningrad, theadministrative center of theoblast, and 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) west ofPravdinsk, the administrative center of the district. Population: 820 (2010 Census).[1]
German settlers arrived in the area probably during the 13th century andc. 1300 theTeutonic Order erected a castle(Ordensburg) to protect a crossroad here. The town, a so-calledlischke, grew up around the castle. A church and a school existed at least from 1319, and from 1437 the town hadtown rights. In 1440 the town joined the anti-TeutonicPrussian Confederation, at the request of which Polish KingCasimir IV Jagiellon signed the act of incorporation of the region to theKingdom of Poland in 1454.[4] During the subsequentThirteen Years' War, the castle was largely destroyed probably already in 1458, but still partially inhabited in 1474 and in the 19th century its cellar vaults were discovered adjacent to the town church. After the war, per thepeace treaty signed inToruń in 1466, the town became a part of Poland as afief held by the Teutonic Knights.[5] In 1469 the town became thefief of the knight Konrad von Egloffstein, who built a palace on an island in a lake south of the town. The palace was rebuilt during the 16th century and again in 1778.Caspar Hennenberger served as a priest in the town from 1554 to 1560. The town suffered destruction from fires on several occasions: in 1520, 1571, 1659, 1681 and 1776.
From the 18th century, the town was part of theKingdom of Prussia, and in 1871 it became part ofGermany, within which it was administratively located inLandkreis Bartenstein (Bartoszyce county) in the province ofEast Prussia. In 1875, the town had a population of 2,167.[6] Nine annualfairs were held in the town in the late 19th century.[6] A railway connection was built to the town in 1902.[7]
Around 60 percent of the town was destroyed in fighting duringWorld War I (later rebuilt). AfterWorld War II the region was placed under Soviet administration according to the post-warPotsdam Agreement.
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