Baltiyskとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Baltiysk (Russian: Балти́йск), prior to 1945 known by its German name Pillau (Polish: Piława; Lithuanian: Piliava), is a Russian seaport town in Kaliningrad Oblast. It is situated on the northern part of the Vistula Spit, 29 miles from Kaliningrad, on the shore of the Strait of Baltiysk separating the Vistula Bay from the Gdańsk Bay. Baltiysk is the westernmost town of Russia. Population is 33,252 (2002 Census), up from 30,000 in 1990. The town is a major naval base of the Baltic Fleet and a ferry port on the route to St. Petersburg.