Sambia

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Sambia is a historical region on the Baltic Sea coast, now part of Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast, known for its amber deposits and former role within East Prussia.

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Sambia canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
peninsula
borderedBy Baltic Sea
conqueredBy Teutonic Knights
linked to: Teutonic Order
conqueredInCentury 13th century
currentMajorCity Kaliningrad
linked to: Königsberg

Pionersky
Svetlogorsk
Zelenogradsk
currentOfficialLanguage Russian
economicActivity amber mining
tourism
ethnicallyGermanizedBy German settlers
ethnicallyGermanizedDuring Middle Ages
hasCoastlineType cliffed coast
sandy beaches
hasCulturalHeritage German-era seaside architecture
Old Prussian archaeological sites
hasNaturalResource amber
historicalLanguage German
Old Prussian
historicalNameInGerman Samland
linked to: Samland Peninsula
historicalNameInLatin Sambia
historicalNameInPolish Sambia
knownFor amber deposits
amber industry
seaside resorts
locatedIn Kaliningrad Oblast
Russia
locatedInThePast Duchy of Prussia
East Prussia (province)
linked to: East Prussia

German Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Nazi Germany
Teutonic Order state
Weimar Republic
locatedNorthOf Kaliningrad city
linked to: Königsberg
locatedOn Baltic Sea
locatedWestOf Curonian Lagoon
partOf Amber Coast
Baltic region
linked to: Baltic Sea region

East Prussia
Prussia
former East Prussian coastline
post1945Status annexed by Soviet Union
incorporated into Russian SFSR
post1991Status part of Russian Federation
traditionalInhabitants Old Prussians
Sambians

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