This article addresses the role of innovative centres in the development of surrounding areas beyond large cities. At the same time, the innovative development of rural areas should be of a composite nature; municipality development strategies take innovations into account. International practices serve as a an argument in favour of establishing innovative centres in smaller and medium-sized towns in order to facilitate the socioeconomic development of the territory and surrounding rural areas. Science parks created in smaller towns give a boost to socioeconomic development. The authors analyse the case of the science park in the town of Gusev in the Kaliningrad region and emphasise the role of development and adoption of legal acts at regional and municipal levels, for example, the law «On the production policy of the Kaliningrad region»

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Рассматриваются основные этапы развития системы территориального управления Восточной Пруссии как отражение динамики политических, экономических и общественных факторов. This article examines the main stages of territorial administration system development in Eastern Prussia in terms of political, economical and social dynamics. Ключевые слова: территориальная организация, административно-территориальное деление, территориальное управление.