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Groß Lenkeningken Church

Groß Lenkeningken Church

In the 20th century Groß Lenkeningken was first renamed Großlenkenau, and after the Second World War Lesnoye. Coordinates of the church ruins: 55.014399, 22.199545.

The foundation stone of the church was laid on 12 July 1903. It was formally opened on 23 October 1904. Built of brick in the Teutonic Order Gothic style. With a tower having two gables facing north and south. A small altar niche. A flat ceiling with paintings by the firm of Selinger (Berlin). The galleries running along the walls extend up to the altar. The entrance hall and apse were adorned with groin-vaulted ceilings. The altarpiece consists of a crucifix. The pulpit is decorated with fine paintings. The organ was built in 1905 by the firm of Goebel (Königsberg). The church had three bells.


Interior of Groß Lenkeningken church


Next to the church stood a memorial to the fallen of the First World War.

Architectural plan


When the fighting ended, the church’s roof was damaged. Presumably in the 1950s the church was blown up so that the bricks it was built of could be reused. Today the church cellar and the pedestal of the First World War memorial can still be made out.



Photos on this page: Bildarchiv Ostpreußen, bildarchiv-ostpreussen.de.


Translated from Russian with the help of AI (Claude, Anthropic), October 2026.