Sovetsk (Russian: Сове́тск), prior to 1945 known by its German name Tilsit (Lithuanian: Tilžė; Polish: Tylża), is a town now in Kaliningra Oblast, Russia, located on the south bank of the Neman River at 55°05′N, 21°53′E. Population: 43,278 (2004 est.); 43,224 (2002 Census); 41,881 (1989 Census).