Chernyakhovsk
Chernyakhovsk is a town in Oblast Kaliningrad, Russia. Originally called Wystruc(polish), Isruties (lithuanian) or Insterburg (german) and part of East Prussia. It was taken over by the Soviet Union and renamed Chernyakhovsk.
Insterburg was founded by the Teutonic Knights as a castle in 1336. The settlement came into existence nearby, this settlement was also called Insterburg after the castle. The town privileges were given to the settlement on 10 october 1583.
During the Second World War, the town was heavily damaged by bombardements of English aviation 27 july 1944. Insterburg was stormed by Soviet troops during 21 and 22 january [[1945.
In 1946 the town name was changed into Chernyakhovsk, after the soviet general.
Following its takeover, the Soviet Union ousted all East Prussians and brought in Russians, Byelorussians and Ukrainians.
After the fall of the Iron Curtain a group of people introduced the Akhal-Tekes horse breed to the area and opened an Akhal-Tekes horse breeding stable.
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