Oktyabrsky Island

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Oktyabrsky Island (meaning "October [Revolution] Island") is an island in the Pregolya River in Kaliningrad, the capital of Kaliningrad Oblast, an exclave of Russia. The island, covering about 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi), is immediately east (upriver) of the city's historic centre. When Kaliningrad was the German Königsberg, the island was called Lomse (Old Prussian for 'swamps') and largely used for grazing, except for the district also known as Lomse at its western end. In the 2010s the island was extensively redeveloped around the Kaliningrad Stadium, constructed for the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia.

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