The Kaliningrad Oblast is the westernmost region of the Russian Federation
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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. The philosopher Immanuel Kant spent all his life in the city and died there in 1804.
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. 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.
Today Kaliningrad is a dynamically developing trade and industrial centre of Russia’s westernmost region. The historical legacy of many centuries, which has garnered interest in the past years, successfully intertwines with signs of the third millennium, creating a unique combination, which attracts guests from all over the world.
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15000 km2 Area of Kaliningrad region |
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62.1 people/km2 Density of population |
76,4%
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The distance to the Russian capitals
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The distances to most European capitals are relatively short
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| Sights of Kaliningrad |
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In Kaliningrad there are museums (museum of amber, historical and artistic, the World Ocean, Art Gallery, Fortification Museum, etc.), theaters, major libraries (in particular, fragments of the medieval book collection — Wallenrodt Library), a zoo, a botanical garden. Kaliningrad is the westernmost regional center of the country. A large transport junction: railways and highways; sea and river ports; the international airport Khrabrovo. In this section you will learn how to get to Kaliningrad from central Russia. Centuries-old historical heritage, interest in which has extremely increased in recent years, successfully intertwines with the signs of the third millennium, creating a unique combination that attracts visitors from all over the world.
Everyone who comes to Kaliningrad immediately catches the eye of its cultural and historical uniqueness, which is especially clearly manifested in the architectural appearance of the city. And despite the fact that the architecture of Koenigsberg was seriously damaged during the Second World War, the city still has enough objects that are of undoubted interest for history lovers. These include fortifications, city gates, churches, the Cathedral and other architectural monuments, which in their monumental appearance store a lot of non-verbal historical and cultural information. Any walk around the city necessarily involves visiting the unique museum complex «Museum of the World Ocean» and the Museum of Amber, located in the defensive tower «Der Dona».
Tired of hiking through the city streets, you can sit over a cup of coffee in one of the many cafes. Fans of shopping, too, will not be disappointed. There are many boutiques and various shopping centers in Kaliningrad, as well as souvenir shops. The Curonian Spit is a long and narrow sand peninsula stretching from southwest to northeast from Zelenogradsk of the Kaliningrad Region to the Lithuanian city of Klaipeda. The Curonian peninsula is the world’s longest spit that separates the freshwater Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. Since 1987, the Russian half of the Curonian Spit has been a national park, which was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.
In Kaliningrad, Russia’s only international organ competition named after Mikael Tariverdiev, the international festival «Amber necklace» is held. The international festival «Kaliningrad City Jazz» has become traditional, during which you have a unique opportunity to see and hear world-size stars. The theater festival «Baltic Seasons» was widely popular among residents and visitors of the city, during which famous Russian theaters, symphony orchestras, theatrical troupes toured in Kaliningrad.
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The main touristic places in the Kaliningrad region |
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Kaliningrad Regional Historical and Art Museum
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Cathedral (Evangelical chapel and Orthodox chapel, Museum of the Cathedral and Museum of Immanuel Kant are situated in the Cathedral now)
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Museum of the World Ocean
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Kaliningrad Art Gallery
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Blindage
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King’s Gate
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Curonian Spit is on the UNESCO World Heritage list
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| Königsberg University (Albertina) |
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The Albertina was the University of Königsberg in East Prussia. It was founded in 1544 as a Protestant academy by Duke Albert of Prussia. Over the years I. Hamann, J. Herder, F. Bessel, K.Jacobi, F. Lindemann, A. Hurwitz, D. Hilbert, H. Helmholtz lectured at the Albertina. K. Donelaitis, the founder of Lithuanian literature studied theology there. T. A. Hoffmann, a famous writer and composer, attended lectures on philosophy. The historical building of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University located in Universitetskaya street is one of the authentic building of the Albertina University built in 1856-1862.
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Kaliningrad, 2 Universitetskaya str.
If you are interested in learning more about the fascinating sights of the University, you are welcome to book a guided tour in one of them. Please contact us by email — welcome@kantiana.ru |
