Zheleznodorozhny, prior to 1945 known by its German name Gerdauen (Russian: Железнодоро́жный; German: Gerdauen, Polish: Gierdawy or Gierdawa) is an urban-type settlement in Pravdinsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located 93 km southeast of Kaliningrad, near the border with Poland. Population: 2,945 (2002 Census)