Znamensk (Russian:  Зна́менск​ (help·info); German:  Wehlau (help·info); Lithuanian: Vėluva; Polish: Welawa) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Gvardeysky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pregolya River at its confluence with the Lava River 50 kilometers (31 mi) east of Kaliningrad. Population: 4,036 (2010 Census); 4,302 (2002 Census); 4,570 (1989 Census).