The parish separated from Trempen (Novostroyevo, Ozyorsk District) in 1847. In 1860 a massive Protestant church was built (A. Boetticher). In October 1860 the community received a small church, which was renovated in 1896–97 (W. Hubatsch). This building was consecrated in 1898. It is built of fired brick, unplastered. A tower on the west. Two annexes flank the tower. The church is interesting because its lower windows are round. The upper paired windows are lancet-shaped and separated by pilaster strips. The altar niche is semicircular. The interior has vaulted ceilings with side galleries.
The altar and pulpit were of simple workmanship in the Gothic style. The church had two bells.
In 1945 the church survived. It was used as a warehouse. The roof of the church has been re-covered with asbestos-cement sheets. Remains of the tiles survive on the tower and on the altar niche. On the tower annexes the tiles have not survived, and the rafters have rotted. A large square opening was cut into the south wall. All the lower windows and openings have been bricked up, and the upper windows boarded over.
Photos on this page: Bildarchiv Ostpreußen, bildarchiv-ostpreussen.de.
Translated from Russian with the help of AI (Claude, Anthropic), October 2026.
