#Инстербург

«Августовские пушки»

Летняя кампания 1914 года на территории Восточной Пруссии

The Continuation of the Story of My Military Service, and the Prussian Campaigns

The beginning of the Seven Years' War. The summer campaign of 1757. The Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf

The Legend of Kamswikus

The Christian faith was slow to take root around Insterburg

Trakehnen, Gumbinnen, Insterburg and Their Surroundings in the Early 19th Century

An ode to German order, East Prussian edition

Chernyakhovsk (Insterburg)

A city that emerged at the confluence of the Instruch and Angrappa rivers

Chernyakhovsk

An excursion to Chernyakhovsk, a district centre at the confluence of the Inster and the Angrapa, which form the Pregel

Sprindt Church

The church of the community of the settlement that grew up around the Sprindt estate, north of Insterburg

The Reformed Church 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 Catholic Church of Insterburg

The active Church of St Bruno was built to a design by Friedrich Heitmann at the very beginning of the 20th century

The Lutherkirche of Insterburg

One of the town's architectural symbols, which graced it for more than 400 years. It was demolished in 1975.

The Melanchthonkirche

It was named in memory of Luther's companion-in-arms, who led the Protestant movement after Luther's death

Georgenburg Castle

Insterburg's twin, a bishop's castle with a large outer bailey, was built in stone at the end of the 14th century

Insterburg Castle

For a long time it served as a staging post for the Order's troops on their way to Lithuania

Gennady Kretinin: "The Red Army won a strategic victory here"

The East Prussian Operation from the standpoint of military science.

A Vanishing Legacy, or a Brief History of the Bismarck Towers

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…