A romantic story from the life of the conqueror of Prussia
The story of how the Teutonic Order managed to hold its capital
An old artefact on the Kaporn Heath on the road from Königsberg to Pillau
When and where the Teutonic Order's conquest of Prussia began
Insterburg's twin, a bishop's castle with a large outer bailey, was built in stone at the end of the 14th century
Built in stone no later than the mid-14th century. Burned down twice, rose again only once
The Order's bridgehead on the shore of the Frisches Haff lagoon, from which the conquest of Prussia began
Named in honour of Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg, who saved the Order in 1266
A vivid illustration of the fact that no merits can save you from oblivion
A witness to and participant in the turbulent history of Samland in the days of the Order, which more than once saved the local bishop
Prussia had many Order castles like this one, but only this one was visited repeatedly by Immanuel Kant
It was here, on 21 January 1758, that the capitulation of East Prussia was signed and Königsberg was surrendered to the Russians
A medieval fortress that later served as an administrative center in a strategically important area
The castle's last owner was an anti-fascist who was thrown into prison and found hanged there
Its name and location suggest that there was once a strait through the spit at this spot
Until the mid-15th century it was the centre of the capital of the Order's state. The largest brick castle in the world
A magnificent building with the only surviving danzker in northern Poland
The link between the Prussian possessions of the Teutonic Order and the Baltic lands of the Livonian Order
An intermediate stronghold between Kreuzburg and Bartenstein, built of stone and brick from the very beginning
An outpost of the Teutonic Order and a mustering point for knightly forces on campaigns into Lithuania
A dubious mix of the Middle Ages and 19th-century Gothic Revival, with a modern commercial "outer bailey"
An outpost on the route from Nadruvia to Königsberg that controlled the Pregel and the Deime
The most astonishing thing is that in the 21st century a castle from the days of the Teutonic Order serves as a home for ordinary mortals
The first castle of the Teutonic Order in Prussia, next to which a settlement grew up almost at once
It protected Königsberg from Lithuanian raids, serving as the first staging post on the eastern route
A fighting fortress that served the Teutonic Order faithfully in the 13th and 14th centuries
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