The Christian faith was slow to take root around Insterburg
A city that emerged at the confluence of the Instruch and Angrappa rivers
An excursion to Chernyakhovsk, a district centre at the confluence of the Inster and the Angrapa, which form the Pregel
One of the few places in the region where the spirit of Old Prussia still survives
The church of the community of the settlement that grew up around the Sprindt estate, north of Insterburg
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
Insterburg's twin, a bishop's castle with a large outer bailey, was built in stone at the end of the 14th century
For a long time it served as a staging post for the Order's troops on their way to Lithuania
Once a popular place for an outing, the Bismarck towers still have tourist potential today. All that is needed is to preserve the little that remains…
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