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Modern view of the cathedral. Königsberg Cathedral ( Russian: Кафедральный собор в Калининграде, romanized : Kafedralny sobor v Kaliningrade; German: Königsberger Dom) is a Brick Gothic -style monument in Kaliningrad, Russia, located on Kneiphof island in the Pregolya river. It is the most significant preserved ...
Svetlogorsk ( Russian: Светлого́рск ⓘ; German: Rauschen [ˈʁaʊ̯ʃən] ⓘ; Lithuanian: Raušiai) is a coastal resort town and the administrative center of Svetlogorsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the coast of the Baltic Sea on the Sambia Peninsula, 39 kilometers (24 mi) northwest of Kaliningrad.
A series of restrictions on transit through Lithuania between the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast and mainland Russia were implemented during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [1] The restrictions extended only to sanctioned goods and began on 18 June 2022. [2] The rail restrictions were lifted one month later on 23 July.
Gusev ( Russian: Гу́сев; German: Gumbinnen; [5] Lithuanian: Gumbinė; Polish: Gąbin) is a town and the administrative center of Gusevsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Pissa and Krasnaya Rivers, near the border with Poland and Lithuania, east of Chernyakhovsk. Population: 28,177 ( 2021 Census ...
The Kaliningrad Zoo was founded in 1896 as the Königsberger Tiergarten in the German town of Königsberg, which in 1945 became part of Russia and was renamed Kaliningrad. Thus, the zoo is one of the oldest zoological gardens in Russia, and one of the largest. Its collection, which extends over 16.5 ha, comprises 286 species with a total of ...
The Baltic Fleet (E03): The challenging task of repainting the whole warship on YouTube. The Baltic Fleet (E04): 'Magnitogorsk' submarine begins its dive on YouTube. The Baltic Fleet ( Russian: Балтийский флот, romanized : Baltiyskiy flot) [3] is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Baltic Sea . Established 18 May 1703, under Tsar ...
Today, Kaliningrad is part of Russia. The centre square of Kaliningrad resides on the site of the castle which, despite its name, actually lies to the southeast of the town centre. Adjacent to the centre square on the filled-in moat is the "House of Soviets", which in 1960 was intended to be the central administration building. Continuation of ...
