The settlement by Labiau Castle received town rights on 28 July 1642
A quiet spot on the bank of the Timber stream
The war passed it by. It stood intact until 1951. It was used as a warehouse and a net-making workshop
The best-known church along the Kaliningrad – Polessk road is guarded by a headless German soldier
Ännchen von Tharau, celebrated by Simon Dach, lived in the pastor's house of this church
An architect from Königsberg who went on to become famous left his mark in the Elchniederung with the design of this modest church
An illustration of the saying "The best go first": there was a beautiful church, and now it is gone, though others still stand
Inspired by the Roman basilica of San Clemente in Rome. Stüler realised a similar design in Potsdam
A medieval fortress that later served as an administrative center in a strategically important area
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