Ushakovo, Kaliningrad Oblast
- Ushakovo, Kaliningrad Oblast
Ushakovo ( _ru. Ушако́во; _de. Brandenburg (Frisches Haff) or " _de. Brandenburg in Ostpreußen"; _lt. Pokarviai; _pl. Pokarmin) is a village in the Russian enclave Kaliningrad Oblast. It is situated at the mouth of the Prokhladnaya River ( _de. Frisching) at the Vistula Lagoon.
The Battle of Pokarwis between pagan Prussians and the Teutonic Knights took place nearby in 1261. The Teutonic Knights founded the village as "Brandenburg" to honor the Margraves of Brandenburg who assisted during the Prussian Crusade. It became known as "Brandenburg (Frisches Haff)" and "Brandenburg in Ostpreußen" to differentiate it from Brandenburg an der Havel.
Part of the German state of Prussia until 1945, Brandenburg was annexed by the Soviet Union according to the Potsdam Conference after World War II. Its German residents were expelled and replaced with Russians. The village was subsequently renamed Ushakovo.
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