r/Toponymy • u/agekkeman • May 10 '23

Polish toponymy commission recommends Kaliningrad be called by the exonym Królewiec

https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/05/10/poland-recommends-russias-kaliningrad-be-called-krolewiec/
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u/topherette May 10 '23

i wonder how seriously this is taken by poles, politicians etc.

is the commission known for being ... provocative? radical?

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u/AllNewTypeFace May 10 '23

Does anyone see Russia ceding Kaliningrad/Königsberg/Królewiec without launching its nuclear arsenal?

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u/topherette May 10 '23

why would they cede it? it's not really even been contested since WW2

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u/StoneColdCrazzzy May 11 '23

There was talk of ceding it in the early nighties or selling it if Germany would pay.

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u/topherette May 11 '23

since it's so unclear there which country 'should' control the region, it'd be kinda cool to make it a kind of international free zone

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u/cantrusthestory Jan 07 '24

I prefer Královec