Kaliningrad Time
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Further-eastern European Time (FET) (Kaliningrad Time
in Kaliningrad Oblast
in Russia
, Minsk Time in Belarus
) is since September 2011 defined as three hours ahead of UTC (UTC+03:00). It was established as the official time for the Russia
n Kaliningrad Oblast
and then followed by Belarus
.
(UTC+2
; UTC+3
with daylight saving time
). However, on 27 March 2011, Russia moved to the so called "year-round daylight saving time", so that clocks would remain on what had been the summer time all year round, making Kaliningrad Time
permanently set to UTC+3
, peculiarly placing its time ahead of countries to its east during winter. Belarus
followed Russia on September 15, 2011, and the same decisions was made by the Ukrainian parliament on September 20, 2011. After strong criticism from the mass media, on 18 October 2011 the Ukrainian parliament cancelled its previous decision. Transnistria
, a breakaway territory from Moldova
on the Dniester river bordering Ukraine
, followed Ukraine
by at first adopting Further-eastern European Time but later cancelling this decision.
The name "Further-eastern European Time" seems to have come from work on the tz database.
Kaliningrad Time
Further-eastern European Time is since September 2011 defined as three hours ahead of UTC...
in Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia situated on the Baltic coast. It has a population of The oblast forms the westernmost part of the Russian Federation, but it has no land connection to the rest of Russia. Since its creation it has been an exclave of the Russian SFSR and then the...
in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Minsk Time in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
) is since September 2011 defined as three hours ahead of UTC (UTC+03:00). It was established as the official time for the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia situated on the Baltic coast. It has a population of The oblast forms the westernmost part of the Russian Federation, but it has no land connection to the rest of Russia. Since its creation it has been an exclave of the Russian SFSR and then the...
and then followed by Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
.
History
Until 2011, Further-eastern European Time was identical to Eastern European TimeEastern European Time
Eastern European Time is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in some European countries that also use Eastern European Summer Time as a summer daylight saving time.- Usage :...
(UTC+2
UTC+2
UTC+02 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as . This time is used in:-Central Africa Time:*Botswana*Burundi*Democratic Republic of the Congo...
; UTC+3
UTC+3
UTC+03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +03. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as . This time is used in:-East Africa Time:*Comoros*Djibouti*Eritrea*Ethiopia*Kenya*Madagascar...
with daylight saving time
Daylight saving time
Daylight saving time —also summer time in several countries including in British English and European official terminology —is the practice of temporarily advancing clocks during the summertime so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less...
). However, on 27 March 2011, Russia moved to the so called "year-round daylight saving time", so that clocks would remain on what had been the summer time all year round, making Kaliningrad Time
Kaliningrad Time
Further-eastern European Time is since September 2011 defined as three hours ahead of UTC...
permanently set to UTC+3
UTC+3
UTC+03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +03. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as . This time is used in:-East Africa Time:*Comoros*Djibouti*Eritrea*Ethiopia*Kenya*Madagascar...
, peculiarly placing its time ahead of countries to its east during winter. Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
followed Russia on September 15, 2011, and the same decisions was made by the Ukrainian parliament on September 20, 2011. After strong criticism from the mass media, on 18 October 2011 the Ukrainian parliament cancelled its previous decision. Transnistria
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
, a breakaway territory from Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
on the Dniester river bordering Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, followed Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
by at first adopting Further-eastern European Time but later cancelling this decision.
The name "Further-eastern European Time" seems to have come from work on the tz database.