Kalinino, Kaliningrad Oblast

Kalinino (Калинино; Mielkiemis) is a rural locality in Nesterovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, close to the borders with Lithuania and Poland. It has a population of

History
The village was first mentioned in 1539. The Metalski Polish noble family lived in the village in the past. In 1877, the village had a population of 689, mostly employed in farming and cattle and horse breeding.

Under Nazi Germany, the village was renamed Birkenmühle to erase traces of Lithuanian origin.