▁and ▁ ▁south - east ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁capital ▁O ls zt yn . ▁ ▁Before ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Germany ▁( E ast ▁Pr uss ia ). ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 0 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Sz czy t no ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁Cape ▁Kr us enst ern ▁National ▁Monument ▁and ▁the ▁coloc ated ▁Cape ▁Kr us enst ern ▁Ar che ological ▁District ▁is ▁a ▁U . S . ▁National ▁Monument ▁and ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark ▁centered ▁on ▁Cape ▁Kr us enst ern ▁in ▁north western ▁Al aska . ▁The ▁national ▁monument ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁fifteen ▁new ▁National ▁Park ▁Service ▁units ▁designated ▁by ▁the ▁Al aska ▁National ▁Interest ▁Land s ▁Conserv ation ▁Act ▁( AN IL CA ) ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁initially ▁declared ▁a ▁national ▁monument ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁Anti qu ities ▁Act ▁by ▁President ▁Jimmy ▁Carter ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁Cape ▁Kr us enst ern ▁is ▁primarily ▁a ▁coast al ▁plain , ▁containing ▁large ▁l ago ons ▁and ▁rolling ▁hills ▁of ▁lim estone . ▁The ▁bl uff s ▁record ▁thousands ▁of ▁years ▁of ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁sh or elines ▁of ▁the ▁Ch uk chi ▁Sea , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁evidence ▁of ▁some ▁ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁of ▁human ▁habit ation . ▁The ▁park ' s ▁central ▁features , ▁ 1 1 4 ▁beach