Topographic map of the Königsberg Region and the Sambia Peninsula (also known as the Samland) with German place names. This area was historically part of East Prussia. Today it is located in Russia's Kaliningrad oblast.
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depth represented by isolines and soundings. Shows administrative and political boundaries, drainage, human habitations, railways, roads and trails, as well as other physical and cultural features. Also provides information about land cover. Covers the Stadtkreis Königsberg (city district), Landkreis Königsberg (rural district), and also, located northwest of Königsberg, the rural Samland, i.e. the area of the Sambia Peninsula. Also covers some adjacent areas. In 1928, this area was part of the historical region and Prussian province of East Prussia, located along the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. In 1945, at the end of World War II, East Prussia was divided between Poland and the Soviet Union. The area shown is now part of the Kaliningrad exclave, the westernmost territory of Russia. Includes source map data note, magnetic declination note, coverage diagram, political boundary diagram, Planzeiger reference card, and a list of abbreviations. "Zusammendruck aus der Karte des Deutschen Reiches 1:100 000." Based on source map data from 1922-1923.
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