Kaliningrad and the Region
The Kaliningrad Region is known for its rich history, breathtaking coastline and the world’s largest amber reserves. Kaliningrad is home to significant historical landmarks, museums and theatres, where ancient castles and modern buildings coexist in harmony
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History of the Region
| 1255 |
Königsberg (as the city of Kaliningrad was once known) was founded by Teutonic knights in the XIII century. It became one of the cities of the Hanseatic League and was once the capital of Prussia |
Founding |
| 1724 |
The great philosopher was born in Königsberg. Immanuel Kant spent all his life in the city and died there in 1804 |
Immanuel Kant |
| 1918 |
After the German defeat in 1918, the Polish Corridor of Danzig separated East Prussia and Königsberg from the rest of Germany. Hitler’s desire to reunite them was one of the sparks that lit WWII |
Polish Corridor |
| 1945 |
The three months campaign by which the Red Army took the region in 1945 was one of the fiercest of the war, with hundreds of thousands of casualties on both sides. The Conference of the Allies, which took place in Berlin in 1945, gave East Prussia to USSR |
USSR |
| 2024 |
Today Kaliningrad is a dynamically developing trade and industrial centre of Russia’s westernmost region |
Now |
The Region Now
Distance Between Kaliningrad and Major Russian and European Cities
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