Pravdinsk

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Pravdinsk is a small town in Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast, historically known as Friedland and noted as the site of a major 1807 Napoleonic battle.

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Pravdinsk canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
federal subject of Russia
town
urban locality
administrativeCenterOf Pravdinsky District
belligerent First French Empire
surface form: French Empire

Russian Empire
commandedBy Levin August von Bennigsen
Napoleon I
surface form: Napoleon I of France
consequence Treaty of Tilsit
surface form: Treaties of Tilsit
country Russia
currentSovereign Russia
date 14 June 1807
distanceFromKaliningrad approximately 53 km southeast
elevation lowland area
formerSovereign Duchy of Prussia
Germany
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasPopulation small town population (under 10,000)
historicalEvent Battle of Friedland
historicalLanguage German
historicalName Friedland
historicalRegion East Prussia
isExclave true
languageUsed Russian
locatedIn Friedland
surface form: Friedland (now Pravdinsk)

Kaliningrad Oblast
Northwestern Federal District
historical region of East Prussia
locatedOnRiver Lava River
nearBorderWith Lithuania
Poland
notableFor site of major 1807 Napoleonic battle
partOf Napoleonic Wars
Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
regionType exclave of Russia
renamedFrom Friedland
renamingPeriod post-1945
result decisive French victory
timeOffset UTC+2
timeZone Kaliningrad Time
transferredTo Soviet administration after World War II
transport connected by regional roads to Kaliningrad
wasPartOf German Empire
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
Weimar Republic

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