Gromovo
Громово | |
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Coordinates: 54°58′N 21°25′E / 54.967°N 21.417°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
Time zone |
UTC+2 (
MSK–1
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Postal code(s) [2] | |
OKTMO ID | 27727000151 |
Gromovo ( Russian: Громово; Lithuanian: Lauknos) is a rural locality in Slavsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the region of Lithuania Minor. It has a population of 423 ( 2010 Russian census). [3]
In the late 19th century it had a population of 600, entirely Lithuanian-speaking. [4]
Under Nazi Germany, it was renamed Hohenbruch to erase traces of Lithuanian origin. Near the village Nazi Germany operated the Hohenbruch concentration camp , mostly for Polish prisoners (see also Nazi crimes against the Polish nation). There is a memorial with Polish and Russian inscriptions at the location.
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