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'''Königsberg''' was the [[Capital (political)|capital]] of [[East Prussia]] from the [[Late Middle Ages]] until 1945, and easternmost large German city until it was conquered by the Soviet Union near the end of World War II. In 1946 the city was renamed [[Kaliningrad]]. '''Königsberg''' was the [[Capital (political)|capital]] of [[East Prussia]] from the [[Late Middle Ages]] until 1945, and easternmost large German city until it was conquered by the Soviet Union near the end of World War II. In 1946 the city was renamed [[Kaliningrad]].
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-Historically, the official name was '''Königsberg in Preußen''' (abbreviated ''Königsberg i. Pr.'' (until 1936) and later ''Königsberg (Pr)'' (1936–1946)), ''Königsberg in Prussia'', [[German language|German]] pronunciation [[IPA|[ˈkʰøˑnɪçsbɛɐk]]], {{pronunciation|De-Königsberg.ogg}}). ''Königsberg's'' literal meaning is 'King's Mountain'. Historically, several regional names were used for Königsberg. Its [[List of Latinised names|Latinised form]] was ''Regimontium Prussorum''. In Modern Saxon or "[[Low German]]", a [[Germanic language]] spoken by many of its [[Germany|German]] inhabitants, the name was ''Königsbarg'' (local pronunciation: [[IPA|/ˈkʰeˑnɪçsbɒɐç/]]), mixing German ''König'' ([[Low German|nds.]] köning) with Low German ''barg'' (hill, mountain). Further names include {{lang-lt|Karaliaučius}}; {{lang-pl|Królewiec}} and the modern Russian and current official name Калинингра́д, '''''[[Kaliningrad]]'''''). 
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Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945, and easternmost large German city until it was conquered by the Soviet Union near the end of World War II. In 1946 the city was renamed Kaliningrad.



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