Zarechenskoye (Groß Sobrost)
The former Groß Sobrost estate and its hillfort, known as the “Swedish fortification”
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Kulikovo (Strobjehnen)
A village in the Zelenogradsk District. Railway station on the Zelenogradsk – Pionersky line
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Klyukvennoye (Klycken)
A settlement in Zelenogradsk Urban District, west of Grachevka
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Bolshiye Berezhki (Alt Lappienen)
One of the key points on the map of the Elk Valley
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Svobodnoye (Gross Mischen)
In the early 20th century the estate was owned by the well-known inventor Georg Knorr
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Gribki (Gross Allgawischken)
A village west of Kaukehmen (Yasnoye) that became famous thanks to a fairy tale about the local water spirit Schlompetters
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Petrovo (Zielkeim)
A settlement in the Zelenogradsk Urban District on the old road to Cranz
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Vzmorye (Gross Heydekrug)
The first large locality after Kosma on the road from Kaliningrad to Baltiysk
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Strelnya (Schultitten)
A settlement near the legendary Prussian sanctuary of Romowe
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Krasnotorovka (Heiligenkreutz)
According to legend, the first cross in Samland was erected here
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Territorial divisions and local self-government in Prussia
Old Prussian terminology needs decoding
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Neue Sorge and Herzogs-Acker
From Rossgarten to the Litauer Wall, north of King Street, home to the Kronprinz barracks and the Grolman bastion
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Sackheim
The easternmost district of the Innenstadt (inner city), where Königsberg's poor lived and multiplied
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Pribrezhnoye (Palmburg)
A settlement in the eastern part of the city on the bank of the Pregolya
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Oktyabrsky Island (Lomse)
Two in one: a special economic zone and a cultural cluster
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Yuzhny (Aweiden and Speichersdorf)
Alley of the Brave south of the bridge over the railway
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Komsomolskoye (Schönfließ)
Along a beautiful river in the southern part of the city
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Dalnoye (Seligenfeld)
On the way out of the city along Podpolkovnika Yemelyanova Street, next to Fort No. 12 Eulenburg and Fort No. 11 Dönhoff
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Dorozhnoye (Altenberg)
A settlement south of Kaliningrad that was once part of Königsberg
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Vorstadt
The Kneiphof freedom on the southern bank of the Pregel, where the saddler Kant lived, who named his fourth child Emanuel
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Dunayevka (Thierenberg)
A settlement in the most deserted part of the Sambian Peninsula
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Altstadt (1286–1944)
The oldest town on the Pregel. The heart of Königsberg, which beat for 700 years between the castle and the river
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Otradnoye (Georgenswalde)
The western part of Svetlogorsk, where the famous Königsberg sculptor Hermann Brachert lived in the 1930s. Today there is a museum here
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Primorye (Gross Kuhren)
Between Svetlogorsk and Yantarny. "Baltic Artek", the beach of Filino Bay, the Zipfelberg dune – it is all here
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Rybnoye (Loppöhnen)
Between Svetlogorsk and Pionersky. In the Soviet period the place was known locally as the Boatswains' Village
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Zaostrovye (Rantau)
A settlement separated from Cape Gvardeysky by an extensive pine grove with a modern lighthouse
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Lesnoye (Warnicken)
One of the iconic places of Sambia, which gave its name to the large forest in the north-west of the peninsula
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Löbenicht (1300–1944)
One of the three towns on the Pregel that would later merge into a single Königsberg
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Portovoye (Nasser Garten)
A low-lying district in the south-west of Kaliningrad whose old German name translates as Wet Garden
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Kant Island (Kneiphof)
A Hanseatic outpost in Königsberg. An island town on the Pregel. In the old days people used to say: in Altstadt, power; in Kneiphof, luxury
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Rizhskoye (Kalthof and Devau)
The north-eastern outskirts of Kaliningrad-Königsberg, with cemeteries, a shooting range and Europe's first civil airport
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Suvorovo (Spandienen)
The south-western outskirts of the city, known to most Kaliningraders thanks to the busy road towards the EU border
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Vozdushny (Ratshof)
A mill, a grain elevator, a carriage works, a rock club, a marina, the local mecca of coffee brewing — there is so much here!
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Nevskoye (Rothenstein)
A district north-east of the centre, between today's Nevskogo and Gagarina streets
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Nevskoye (Kummerau)
Today this is the site of the Emergency Hospital and the Catholic church of St Adalbert, behind which there was a crematorium before the Second World War
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Sevskoye (Böttchersdorf)
The first church here was built under Ulrich von Jungingen, when he was still Komtur of Balga Castle
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Mendeleyevo (Juditten)
The local church, the oldest in the city, played no small part in the district's popularity
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Osokino (Panjes)
A cosy, picturesque settlement on the way out of Yantarny towards Primorsk
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Chernyakhovsk (Insterburg)
A city that emerged at the confluence of the Instruch and Angrappa rivers
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Chernyshevskoye (Eydtkuhnen)
Eydtkuhnen is first mentioned in 1557 as the settlement of Eittkau
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Yantarny (Palmnicken)
The place became known in the 19th century, when the amber miners Stantien & Becker moved here from the Curonian Spit
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Guryevsk (Neuhausen)
The little town has had a controversial reputation since the time of the first Hohenzollerns. Especially its castle
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Wundlacken Estate
Wundlacken was founded in 1284. Until 1785 it was called Wundilauken
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Gusev (Gumbinnen)
King Frederick William I of Prussia granted Gumbinnen town status on 6 April 1721
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Slavsk (Heinrichswalde)
Capital of the polder lands of the Elchniederung, aka the Elk Valley
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Morskoye (Pillkoppen)
Founded in 1283 as Neustadt Castle. Today the cosiest settlement on the Russian half of the Curonian Spit
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Ilyichyovo (Waldwinkel)
A quiet corner of the Polessk District that became famous thanks to the Old German School Waldwinkel museum
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Zelenogradsk (Cranz)
A popular seaside resort at the base of the Curonian Spit, a.k.a. the "City of Cats", the leader in urban improvement in the Kaliningrad Region
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Sovetsk (Tilsit)
A city of regional significance where the Tylzha River flows into the Neman
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Neman (Ragnit)
Ragnit was granted town rights in 1722 by Frederick William I, who went down in history as the Soldier King
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Krasnoznamensk (Lasdehnen)
Soviet historiography regards 1734 as the official founding year of Krasnoznamensk
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Pravdinsk (Friedland)
The town is unique in that it did not grow up around a castle of the Order or of a bishop
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Nesterov (Stallupönen)
In 1818 Stallupönen became the centre of the Kreis of the same name
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Krylovo (Nordenburg)
The settlement by the ruined castle of Nordenburg received Kulm town rights on 24 July 1407
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Ozyorsk (Darkehmen)
This small town on the Angrapa once gave shelter to Swiss Protestants, who turned it into a real "gem"
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Zheleznodorozhny (Gerdauen)
The settlement by Gerdauen Castle was granted town rights on 21 September 1398
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Talpaki (Taplacken)
A settlement at the turn-off to Sovetsk from the Kaliningrad–Chernyakhovsk–Gusev road, where the Glubokaya River flows into the Pregolya
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Polessk (Labiau)
The settlement by Labiau Castle received town rights on 28 July 1642
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Znamensk (Wehlau)
In 1339 Wehlau received Kulm town rights from Grand Master Dietrich von Altenburg
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Chistye Prudy (Tollmingkehmen)
A settlement in the Nesterov Urban District on the Russkaya River. Founded in 1589
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Gvardeysk (Tapiau)
Tapiau received town rights in 1722 from King Friedrich Wilhelm I
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Pereslavskoye (Drugehnen)
A settlement near Galtgarben on the road to Svetlogorsk and Yantarny
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Kholmogorovka (Fuchsberg)
A settlement in the Zelenogradsk Urban District with a beautiful but neglected park
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Slavyanskoye (Fuchshöfen)
A settlement in the Guryevsk Urban District on the bank of the region's main river
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Ulyanovo (Kraupischken)
A settlement in the Neman urban district at the confluence of the Instruch and Ulyanovka rivers
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Timiryazevo (Neukirch)
A settlement in the Slavsk urban district on the Slavsk – Yasnoye road
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Sokolniki (Langendorf)
A settlement in the Gvardeysk Urban District on a high riverbank, home to the premium hotel "Romanovski Castle"
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Slavinsk (Goldbach)
A settlement in the Gvardeysk Urban District on the Slavinka River
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Orlovka (Nesselbeck)
A settlement in the Guryevsk Urban District on the Guryevka River, known for its hotel and restaurant
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Kumachevo (Kumehnen)
A settlement in the Zelenogradsk Urban District on the Pereslavskoye – Primorsk highway
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Mezhdurechye (Norkitten)
A settlement in the Chernyakhovsk urban district where the Golubaya River flows into the Pregolya
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Mysovka (Karkeln)
A settlement in the Slavsk Urban District at the mouth of the Razliv River (Karkelstrom)
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Chekhovo (Uderwangen)
A settlement in the Bagrationovsk Urban District on the Prokhladnaya (Frisching) River
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Yasnoye (Kaukehmen)
Kaukehmen was known from 1466 as a castle of the Teutonic Order
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Romanovo (Pobethen)
The locality of Pobethen is first mentioned in the chronicles of the Order in 1258
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Logvino (Medenau)
A Prussian settlement existed on the site of Medenau as early as the 11th century BC
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Saranskoye (Laukischken)
The locality of Lowke is first mentioned in documents in 1258
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Melnikovo (Rudau)
A settlement in the Zelenogradsk District on the Zelenogradka and Slavnaya rivers
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Salskoye (Sankt Lorenz)
A settlement in the Zelenogradsk Urban District south of Svetlogorsk. It once had the parish church of this part of Samland
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Matrosovo (Gilge)
A quintessential local fishing village at the mouth of the Gilge River, now renamed the Matrosovka
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Nemanskoye (Trappönen)
A settlement in the Krasnoznamensk Urban District on the Neman River
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Pyatidorozhnoye (Bladiau)
A settlement in the Bagrationovsk Urban District on the Kaliningrad – Mamonovo road
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Kovrovo (Nautzau)
A settlement in the Zelenogradsk Urban District on the Zelenogradsk – Romanovo road
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Kamenskoye (Saalau)
Founded in December 1352 as a bishop's castle on the site of the Prussian fortress of Wostopolo
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Kotelnikovo (Wargen)
A field of artesian wells of Kaliningrad's water supply system
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Zelentsovo (Obelischken)
A settlement in the Chernyakhovsk Urban District on the Podgornoye – Svoboda road and the Golubaya River
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Zalivino (Labagienen)
A settlement with a landing stage on the Curonian Lagoon where the Deima River flows into it
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Druzhba (Allenburg)
Founded in 1272 as a castle of the Teutonic Order on the site of a Prussian fortress
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Domnovo (Domnau)
The first settlement on the site of present-day Domnovo is mentioned in 1249
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Donskoye (Gross Dirschkeim)
An urban-type settlement in the Svetlogorsk Urban District on the Baltic Sea coast, with the most beautiful beach
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Gvardeyskoye (Mühlhausen)
A settlement in the Bagrationovsk Urban District on the Rezvaya River, linked by family ties to Martin Luther
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Raduzhnoye (Rominten)
One of the most beautiful spots in the Rominta Forest. Kaiser Wilhelm II built a hunting lodge here in the Norwegian style
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Vladimirovo (Tharau)
A settlement in the Bagrationovsk Urban District on the Prokhladnaya River that became famous thanks to Simon Dach
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Lesnoy (Sarkau)
The first settlement on the Russian side of the Curonian Spit, reached by a perfect cycle path
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Krasnolesye (Groß Rominten)
A village in Nesterov District, the “capital” of the Rominten Heath
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Bolshakovo (Gross Skaisgirren)
A charming settlement on the Kaliningrad (Königsberg) – Sovetsk (Tilsit) road
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Rybachy (Rossitten)
A settlement on the Curonian Spit, famous for its gliding school and its ornithological station
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Dubrovka (Görken–Klaussen–Pilzen)
In 1947 Görken, Klaussen and Pilzen were merged and renamed Dubrovka
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Ladushkin (Ludwigsort)
Founded in 1314. In 1946 it was renamed in honour of Ivan Ladushkin, who was killed in the fighting for the town
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Mamonovo (Heiligenbeil)
A town in Bagrationovsk District on the Vitushka and Mamonovka rivers
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Pionersky (Neukuhren)
The fishing village that stood on the site of Neukuhren is first mentioned in 1254 – it is older than Königsberg
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Baltiysk (Pillau)
On September 10, 1510, a powerful storm breached the spit, creating a new strait — and thus began the history of Pillau
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Bagrationovsk (Preußisch Eylau)
A town on the Mayskaya River (Pasmar). Founded in the 14th century as a castle of the Teutonic Order
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Kornevo (Zinten)
The town's founding date is considered to be 1290, but little of it has survived
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Slavskoye (Kreuzburg)
The town was founded in 1241 as a castle of the Teutonic Order
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Kutuzovo (Schirwindt)
A town on the Sheshupe that did not survive the Second World War
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The Making of the Great Elector
How the star of the Great Elector of Brandenburg-Prussia rose
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The Great Ice Manoeuvre
How the Great Elector chased the Swedes across the ice by sleigh
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The Latest "Seven Bridges of Königsberg Problem"
After the "reconstruction", nothing will be left of the historic bridges.
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Georgenburg Castle
Insterburg's twin, a bishop's castle with a large outer bailey, was built in stone at the end of the 14th century
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Allenburg Castle
Built in stone no later than the mid-14th century. Burned down twice, rose again only once
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Balga Castle
The Order's bridgehead on the shore of the Frisches Haff lagoon, from which the conquest of Prussia began
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Brandenburg Castle
Named in honour of Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg, who saved the Order in 1266
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Kreuzburg Castle
A vivid illustration of the fact that no merits can save you from oblivion
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Fischhausen Castle
A witness to and participant in the turbulent history of Samland in the days of the Order, which more than once saved the local bishop
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Gross Wohnsdorf Castle
Prussia had many Order castles like this one, but only this one was visited repeatedly by Immanuel Kant
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Insterburg Castle
For a long time it served as a staging post for the Order's troops on their way to Lithuania
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Kaymen Castle
It was here, on 21 January 1758, that the capitulation of East Prussia was signed and Königsberg was surrendered to the Russians
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Labiau Castle
A medieval fortress that later served as an administrative center in a strategically important area
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Lauken Castle
The castle's last owner was an anti-fascist who was thrown into prison and found hanged there
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Lochstädt Castle
Its name and location suggest that there was once a strait through the spit at this spot
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Marienburg Castle in Malbork
Until the mid-15th century it was the centre of the capital of the Order's state. The largest brick castle in the world
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Marienwerder Castle in Kwidzyn
A magnificent building with the only surviving danzker in northern Poland
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Mewe Castle in Gniew
At the height of the Order's power, Mewe was its most important stronghold in the west
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Preußisch Eylau Castle
An intermediate stronghold between Kreuzburg and Bartenstein, built of stone and brick from the very beginning
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Ragnit Castle
An outpost of the Teutonic Order and a mustering point for knightly forces on campaigns into Lithuania
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Schaaken Castle
A dubious mix of the Middle Ages and 19th-century Gothic Revival, with a modern commercial "outer bailey"
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Tapiau Castle
An outpost on the route from Nadruvia to Königsberg that controlled the Pregel and the Deime
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Taplacken Castle
The most astonishing thing is that in the 21st century a castle from the days of the Teutonic Order serves as a home for ordinary mortals
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Thorn Castle in Toruń
The first castle of the Teutonic Order in Prussia, next to which a settlement grew up almost at once
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Waldau Castle
It protected Königsberg from Lithuanian raids, serving as the first staging post on the eastern route
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Wehlau Castle
A fighting fortress that served the Teutonic Order faithfully in the 13th and 14th centuries
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Seven Centuries of Königsberg
Twelve years of Nazism and five and a half years of war are a drop in the ocean compared with the path this city travelled, growing from a small village at the edge of the world in…
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The Tale of the Battle at Rudau Castle, Where a Marshal Laid Down His Life and a Shoemaker Became a Knight
The history of the Teutonic–Lithuanian conflicts began immediately after the Teutonic Order conquered the Prussian lands
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The Lesson of Gross-Jägersdorf: Lose Your Nerve, Lose Your Victory
The Russian army's victory at Gross-Jägersdorf could have been the first step towards routing the army defending East Prussia, but it was not...
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The Forts of Königsberg
Well-preserved, grandiose fortifications sunk deep into the ground
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Whence Came the Gates, Bastions, Ravelins, Caponiers, Towers and Moats
The history of the construction of Königsberg's second ring of ramparts.
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The Bastions of Königsberg's First Rampart Ring
Napoleon rode into the city through their gates, Kant strolled along their ramparts, and the young Peter I studied their design.
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Königsberg Castle: From “Citadel” to “Heart of the City”
The history of East Prussia’s foremost castle from the Middle Ages to the present day
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The Mystery of the Amber Room
The last eyewitness account placing its crates in Königsberg's Royal Castle dates from the fifth of April 1945.
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What Lies on "Königsberg's Ground Floor"?
Is there a grain of truth in the myths and legends about underground Königsberg?
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