Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast

"Tilsit" redirects here. For other uses, see Tilsit (disambiguation).

For other places with the same name, see Sovetsk.

Sovetsk Советск
Town
Historic city center with preserved old townhouses
Flag Coat of arms
Interactive map of Sovetsk
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Coordinates: 55°04′51″N 21°53′11″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kaliningrad Oblast
Founded	1288
Town status since	1552
Government
• Head	Viktor Smilgin
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)
• Total	41,705
• Estimate  (2025)	43,224 (+3.6%)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of oblast significance of Sovetsk
• Capital of	town of oblast significance of Sovetsk
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Sovetsky Urban Okrug
• Capital of	Sovetsky Urban Okrug
Time zone	UTC+2 (MSK–1 )
Postal code	238750
Dialing code	+7 40161
OKTMO ID	27730000001
Website	sovetsk.gov39.ru

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Sovetsk (Russian: Сове́тск; German: Tilsit [ˈtɪlzɪt] ^ⓘ; Lithuanian: Tilžė; Polish: Tylża) is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the south bank of the Neman River which forms the border with Lithuania.

Founded in the medieval period and granted municipal rights in 1552, it is one of the historically most important towns of the oblast and the traditional capital of the region of Lithuania Minor. It was the place where two treaties were concluded, of great importance in the history of France, Poland, Lithuania, Germany and Russia. It is the place of origin of the Tilsit cheese.

With a population of 38,614 as of 2023 it is the second largest city of the Kaliningrad Oblast.