Gvardeysk (Russian: Гвардейск; IPA: [ɡvɐrˈdʲejsk]), known prior to 1946 by its German name Tapiau (Lithuanian: Tepliava/Tepliuva; Polish: Tapiawa/Tapiewo), is a town and the administrative center of Gvardeysky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pregolya River 38 kilometers (24 mi) east of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast.
Population: 13,088
Latitude: 54° 38' 51.79" N
Longitude: 21° 03' 54.47" E
Polessk (Russian: Поле́сск), prior to 1946 known by its German name Labiau (Polish: Labiawa; Lithuanian: Labguva), is a town and the administrative center of Polessky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located 49 kilometers (30 mi) northeast of…
Karl Robert Max Bülowius (March 2, 1890 – March 27, 1945) was a German officer who served during the First World War and the Second World War.
The Kaliningrad Zoo was founded in 1896 as the Königsberg Tiergarten in the then-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 Kaliningrad Amber Museum is a museum located in the Russian city of Kaliningrad devoted to housing and displaying amber artworks. It is located in the city center, on the shore of Lake Verkhneye. Construction on the museum began in 1972. The mus…
The Church of the Holy Family (Russian: Кирха Святого Семейства; German: Kirche zur Heiligen Familie) is a neogothic brick church in Kaliningrad.
Radio Königsberg was a radio program broadcast by the Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft, which transmitted news related to Nazi Germany during World War II.
Königsberg's New Synagogue (German: Neue Synagoge) was one of three synagogues in Königsberg in Prussia, East Prussia (modern Kaliningrad, Russia). The other synagogues were Old Synagogue and Adass Jisroel synagogue.
Guryevsky District (Russian: Гу́рьевский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Guryevsky Urban Okrug. It is located in the west of the oblast. …
The Lower Pond (Russian: Нижний пруд) is a large artificial pond in northern Kaliningrad, Russia.
The Kreuzkirche is a church in the former city district of Lomse in Königsberg, Germany, now Kaliningrad, Russia. The church was designed by architect Arthur Kickton and built between 1930 and 1933 for the evangelical community of Königsberg. Betwee…
Gvardeysky District (Russian: Гварде́йский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 783 square kilometers (302 sq mi). Its…
Victory Square (Russian: Площадь победы, Ploshchad Pobedy) is a central square in Kaliningrad.
Pravdinsky District (Russian: Пра́вдинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Pravdinsky Municipal District. It is located in the south of t…
The Arnau Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria is a Brick Gothic church 8km east of Kaliningrad near the Pregolya River and the Russian-Lithuanian border. It was built in the 14th century as a Catholic church in the East Prussian village of Arnau (…
Saranskoe, Saranskoye (Russian: Саранское; German: Laukischken, Лаукишкен; Lithuanian: Laukiška) is a rural locality (selo) in Kaliningrad Oblast.
The Sackheim Gate (Russian: Закхаймские ворота, tr.: Zakkhaymskie vorota; German: Sackheimer Tor) is one of seven surviving city gates in Kaliningrad, Russia, formerly the German city of Königsberg.
The Rossgarten Gate (Russian: Росгартенские ворота, tr.: Rosgartenskie vorota; German: Rossgärter Tor) is one of seven surviving city gates of Kaliningrad, Russia, formerly the German city of Königsberg.
Uzhnyi (also Severnyi) (Russian: Южный) was an interceptor aircraft air base in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia located 17 km south of Kaliningrad. A large mile-wide taxiway ring on west side fed a series of aircraft revetments. There were remote bomber …