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Baltiysk - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography |
 | | Baltiysk (Russian: Балти́йск), prior to 1945 known by its German name Pillau (Polish: Piława; Lithuanian: Piliava), is today a Russian sea port [1] in the strait between Vistula Bay and Gdańsk Bay, called Strait of Baltiysk, in the Kaliningrad Oblast enclave. |
 | | Baltiysk is, along with Kaliningrad, one of two year-round, ice-free ports along the Baltic Sea coastline available to Russia. |
 | | Until recently, Baltiysk was a closed town, meaning that access was forbidden to foreigners or those without a pass. |
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