Nesterovsky District
District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
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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.[4] 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 1,062 square kilometers (410 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the town of Nesterov.[2] Population: 16,213 (2010 census);[3] 17,250 (2002 Census);[6] 15,181 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Nesterov accounts for 28.3% of the district's total population.[3]
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Nesterovsky District
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Krasnolesye, Nesterovsky District | |
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 Location of Nesterovsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 54°38′N 22°34′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1946 |
| Administrative center | Nesterov[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,062 km2 (410 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,213 |
| • Density | 15.27/km2 (39.54/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 28.3% |
| • Rural | 71.7% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 3 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 1 cities/towns, 53 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Nesterovsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (MSK–1 [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 27624000 |
| Website | http://www.admnesterov.ru |
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.