Krasnoznamensky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Krasnoznamensk.Resolution #639 As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 12,905, with the population of Krasnoznamensk accounting for 27.3% of that number. It is the least densely populated District in Kaliningrad Oblast.
Geography The district is situated in the far northeast of the oblast, at the border with Lithuania. The Neman River forms its northern border; another river in the district is the Sheshupe.
History The district was established on September 7, 1946.Administrative-Territorial Division of Kaliningrad Oblast, p. 6
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Krasnoznamensky District is one of the fifteen in the oblast.Law #463 The town of Krasnoznamensk serves as its administrative center.
As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Krasnoznamensky Urban Okrug since May 5, 2015.Law #419 Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Krasnoznamensky Municipal District, which was subdivided into one urban settlement and three rural settlements.Law #256
Economy The economy of the district is agrarian. Forests and steppe pasture-land prevail. No major roads or railways pass through, with public transportation being provided mostly by bus routes.
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Калининградский областной Совет народных депутатов РСФСР. "Административно-территориальное деление Калининградской области" (Administrative-Territorial Division of Kaliningrad Oblast). Калининградское книжное издательство, 1989.