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/ Barkhany – Schillgallen

Schillgallen Church

Anatoly Bakhtin Local history researcher, medieval historian
Schillgallen Church

In the 20th century Schillgallen was first renamed Hochdünen, and after the Second World War renamed once more — as Barkhany. Coordinates of the church: 55.204500, 21.437694.

In Schillgallen, one kilometre west of Schakuhnen, stood a Catholic church dedicated to the Holy Trinity; its patron was the bishop.

After the Second World War the church was intact.

It was then blown up by the military for building material, which was used to repair roads. By 1952 the church had been completely dismantled, foundations and all.



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


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

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