Poland reverts to historic name for Russia’s Kaliningrad

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The Commission on Geographical Names Standardisation Outside of Poland, which operates under the country's main geodetic service, has decided to no longer call the Russian city of Kaliningrad by its Russian name, but instead to use the Polish name Królewiec.
According to Rzeczpospolita, the Commission also recommends using the Polish name Królewiecka oblast instead of Kaliningradskaya oblast for the administrative unit where the city is located. It entered into force on May 9, 2023.

It also considered that the current Russian name is artificial and not related to the city or the region. The city is traditionally known in Poland as Królewiec.

Poland is reverting to using its historical name for Kaliningrad, the Russian city and administrative region that sits on its border. The Kremlin has reacted angrily, calling it a "process bordering on insanity". The city was formerly known as Koenigsberg and was renamed Kaliningrad after Mikhail Kalinin, one of the leaders of the Bolshevik Revolution. There has been some talk in Russia about changing the city's name back, but there are no plans currently.