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University of Königsberg

The University of Königsberg was the university of Königsberg in East Prussia. It was founded in 1544 as second Protestant academy by Duke Albert of Prussia, and was commonly known as the Albertina. Following World War II, the city of Königsberg was transferred to the Soviet Union according to the 1945 Potsdam Agreement, and renamed Kaliningrad. The Albertina was closed and the remaining German population expelled.

Located at 54.7139, 20.51 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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University of Königsberg, 1544 establishments, Educational institutions disestablished in 1945, Educational institutions established in the 1540s, East Prussia, Königsberg, Universities and colleges in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Universities and colleges in Historical Germany

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (Russian: Балтийский федеральный университет имени Иммануила Канта) formerly known as the Immanuel Kant Russian State University (Russian: Российский государственный университет имени Иммануила Канта, Rossiyskiy gosudarstvennyy universitet imeni Immanuila Kanta), or in brief the Kant University (Russian: Университет Канта, Universitet Kanta) and as Kaliningrad State University (1967-2005), is a university in the Russian city of Kaliningrad.

Located at 54.7247, 20.5281 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1948, Buildings and structures in Kaliningrad, Universities in Kaliningrad Oblast

Kaliningrad Devau Airport

Kaliningrad Devau Airport is located 5 km northeast of Kaliningrad. Today it is a small general aviation airfield and is also used for sports aviation. There are Antonov An-2 aircraft parked on the site. The airport opened as Königsberg Devau Airport in 1921 after the Polish corridor separated East Prussia from the main part of Germany. The main building was designed by the architect Hanns Hopp, who was the architect of several public and private buildings erected in Königsberg in the 1920s.

Located at 54.725, 20.5733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Airports in Kaliningrad Oblast, Buildings and structures in Kaliningrad

House of Soviets (Kaliningrad)

The House of Soviets is a building located in the city of Kaliningrad (Königsberg prior to 1946) in the Kaliningrad Oblast, an exclave of Russia. The building was built on the original territory of Königsberg Castle.

Located at 54.7106, 20.5126 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Kaliningrad, Buildings and structures built in the Soviet Union, Soviet architecture, Unfinished buildings and structures, Brutalist architecture

Lower Pond (Kaliningrad)

The Lower Pond is a large artificial pond in northern Kaliningrad, Russia. It was known as the Schlossteich while part of Königsberg, Germany, until 1945. The pond is about one kilometre long, north to south. Along its length, its width varies between about 50 and 100 metres. The source of the water is from the north. The water eventually drains underground down to the river Pregel to the south. During the winter months, the pond can freeze over.

Located at 54.7156, 20.5183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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King's Gate (Kaliningrad)

The King's Gate is one of the former six gates that were built during the 19th century around Kaliningrad (the former German city of Königsberg).

Located at 54.7136, 20.5358 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Gates in Russia, Prussian cultural sites, Buildings and structures in Kaliningrad, Former buildings and structures in Königsberg, Visitor attractions in Kaliningrad Oblast

Karl Bülowius

Karl Bülowius (March 2, 1890 – March 27, 1945) was a German officer who served during the First World War and the Second World War. He also served eleven non-consecutive years for the Weimar Republic during the interwar period which began in 1919 and ended on September 1939.

Located at 54.7151, 20.5101 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Kaliningrad Amber Museum

The Kaliningrad Amber Museum is a museum located in the Russian city of Kaliningrad devoted to housing and displaying amber artworks. It is located in the city center, on the shore of Lake Verkhneye. The museum opened in 1979 and houses over 6,000 individual pieces. The museum occupies part of a reconstructed Teutonic castle, originally built by Karl Friedrich Emil zu Dohna-Schlobitten in the Napoleonic wars.

Located at 54.7225, 20.5233 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums in Kaliningrad Oblast, Buildings and structures in Kaliningrad, Museums established in 1979, Decorative arts museums in Russia