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 Russian 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]
Nesterovsky District Нестеровский район | |
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.jpg) Krasnolesye, Nesterovsky District | |
 Flag .png) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Nesterovsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 54°38′N 22°34′E / 54.633°N 22.567°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/km2 (40/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.
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- Калининградская областная Дума. Закон №463 от 27 мая 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Калининградской области», в ред. Закона №450 от 3 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Калининградской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Калининградской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Калининградская правда" (вкладыш "Ведомости Правительства Калининградской области"), №112, 26 июня 2010 г. (Kaliningrad Oblast Duma. Law #463 of May 27, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kaliningrad Oblast, as amended by the Law #450 of July 3, 2015 On Amending the Law of Kaliningrad Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kaliningrad Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Правительство Калининградской области. Постановление №640 от 30 августа 2011 г. «Об утверждении реестра объектов административно-территориального деления Калининградской области», в ред. Постановления №877 от 21 ноября 2011 г «О внесении изменения в Постановление Правительства Калининградской области от 30 августа 2011 г. №640». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Калининградская правда" (вкладыш "Официально"), №170, 15 сентября 2011 г. (Government of Kaliningrad Oblast. Resolution #640 of August 30, 2011 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Objects of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of Kaliningrad Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #877 of November 21, 2011 On Amending the Resolution of the Government of Kaliningrad Oblast #640 of August 30, 2011. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Калининградская областная Дума. Закон №258 от 30 июня 2008 г. «Об организации местного самоуправления на территории муниципального образования "Нестеровский городской округ"», в ред. Закона №370 от 1 июля 2009 г «О составе территорий муниципальных образований Калининградской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Калининградская правда", №124, 11 июля 2008 г. (Kaliningrad Oblast Duma. Law #258 of June 30, 2008 On the Organization of the Local Self-Government on the Territory of the Municipal Formation of "Nesterovsky Urban Okrug", as amended by the Law #370 of July 1, 2009 On the Composition of the Territories of the Municipal Formations of Kaliningrad Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).