#Лабиау

Polessk, the Zalivino Lighthouse and the Old German School of Waldwinkel

Plus the working Blankenstein brewery and the sorry Labiau Castle

Polessk (Labiau)

The settlement by Labiau Castle received town rights on 28 July 1642

The Great Ice Manoeuvre

How the Great Elector chased the Swedes across the ice by sleigh

Alt Sussemilken Church

A wood-clad brick building, untypical of East Prussia, met, alas, a typical fate

Labiau Church

An illustration of the saying "The best go first": there was a beautiful church, and now it is gone, though others still stand

Labiau Castle

A medieval fortress that later served as an administrative center in a strategically important area

Legends of the Prussian Hills: From Prussian Sanctuaries to Swedish Trenches and Fairies

Cursed princesses, sunken castles and chthonic gifts. This time from the east