The church of the community of the settlement that grew up around the Sprindt estate, north of Insterburg
The church had a massive tower with a beautiful spire, which collapsed in 1950 and broke through the roof of the nave
A neighbour of the castle of the same name, north of Insterburg (Chernyakhovsk). It has not survived
After the Second World War this 18th-century church was, in keeping with local "tradition", used as a warehouse
When there are many churches and nobody needs them, who will notice one more or one less? This one was wrecked in the 1960s
In the post-war years the building was divided inside into two floors and converted into a village house of culture
It would have fitted perfectly into the ensemble of the Immanuel Kant Museum (the Pastor's House) in present-day Veselovka
Built by the Frenchman Pierre de la Cave, who in the 17th century rose to be commandant and governor of Pillau
Consecrated in December 1892. Since July 1996 it has served as the Orthodox Church of St John of Kronstadt
In the first quarter of the 21st century it was a sorry sight. All hope rests with the "Guardians of the Ruins"
After the war it was used as a club with a dance floor and as a gymnasium. In 1989 it was handed over to the Russian Orthodox Church
The active Church of St Bruno was built to a design by Friedrich Heitmann at the very beginning of the 20th century
One of the town's architectural symbols, which graced it for more than 400 years. It was demolished in 1975.
It was named in memory of Luther's companion-in-arms, who led the Protestant movement after Luther's death
Having lost its bell tower after the Second World War, it continues tirelessly to serve the people
It was built of fieldstone. The half-timbered bell tower stood separately
High-class eclecticism: a Romanesque-style building crowned by a tower with a Gothic spire
An exact copy of St George's Church in the town of Dessau
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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