#Янтарный

Sinyavino (Gross Hubnicken)

The centre of amber mining before the Palmnicken era

Osokino (Panjes)

A cosy, picturesque settlement on the way out of Yantarny towards Primorsk

Yantarny (Palmnicken)

The place became known in the 19th century, when the amber miners Stantien & Becker moved here from the Curonian Spit

The Best Beaches: Donskoye, Yantarny, Vitland

The best beaches of the Kaliningrad Region are on the western coast of Sambia

Palmnicken Church

Like almost everything in Palmnicken, the church was built with money from the Stantien & Becker company

Flora of the Kaliningrad Region: Introduced Species, Exotics and the Red Book

The mild climate creates favourable conditions for the diversity of the region's plant life

Moritz Becker Park in Yantarny

A remarkable park in the centre of Yantarny was created by the industrialist Moritz Becker