Primorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast

Primorsk (Примо́рск; Žuvininkai/Skanavikas; Rybaki), prior to 1945 known by its German name Fischhausen, is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Baltiysky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Vistula Lagoon. Population:

Primorsk is one of the oldest settlements in the region. As Fischhausen it has been associated with the name of St. Adalbert of Prague, supposedly beheaded nearby in 997 by the pagan Sambians after he destroyed their sacred oak grove. It became the seat of the Bishops of Sambia in 1243. In 1818, Fischhausen became the district seat of Kreis Fischhausen in East Prussia in the Kingdom of Prussia. The town's richly endowed church was one of the oldest in the province.

During World War II, the Soviet Red Army advanced towards Fischhausen after the capture of Königsberg. The town was captured after a battle lasting from April 21–April 24, 1945; during the fighting it was almost completely destroyed.

After the war the town was transferred to Soviet control, and in 1946 it was renamed Primorsk ("maritime" in Russian). In 2006, it was demoted in status to that of an urban-type settlement.

Notable people

 * Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, died in 1618 in Fischhausen
 * Arthur von Hippel, born in 1841 in Fischhausen
 * Wilhelm Wien, born in 1864 in Fischhausen
 * Dietrich von Saucken, born in 1892 in Fischhausen
 * Marie Jonas, born in 1893 in Fischhausen