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Kaliningrad

Airport "Khrabrovo"

How to get to the airport

From Kaliningrad to “Khrabrovo” airport
Bus ¹ 138 leaves every hour from 7.40 to 21.40 from bus station (orienting point – South station)
From airport to Kaliningrad
Bus ¹ 138 leaves every hour from 09.00 to 23.00 (time of bus departure can be shifted for 5-10 minutes ahead according to arrival of the next aircraft)
From airport to city Zelenogradsk and Svetlogorsk there are shuttle taxis twice a day.

Useful phones

Town hall of Kaliningrad, consumer's market department (4012) 92-32-33
Administration of Baltic region (4012) 47-36-66
Administration of Leningrad region (4012) 45-06-11
Administration of Moscow region (4012) 47-24-81
Administration of Oktyabrskiy region (4012) 21-05-16
Administration of Central region (4012) 93-61-38
Town hall of Kaliningrad (4012) 21-47-06
Chargeless inquiry desk (4012) 09 // 39-39-39
Fee-paying inquiry desk (4012) 057
An order of international calls (4012) 071
Rescue and recovery service (4012) 46-59-32 // 46-49-79
Fire-extinguishing emergency rescue service (4012) 21-53-01
City emergency service (4012) 004 // 27-53-28
Duty officer of traffic police (4012) 45-28-25
Duty officer of Internal affairs administration (4012) 21-46-39
Sanitary militia (4012) 35-95-18
Duty officer of Federal Security Service of Russia (4012) 21-48-85
Children regional (4012) 21-05-78
Regional (4012) 46-14-05
Multi-field (4012) 64-78-71
Executive –dispatch department (4012) 21-95-52 // 95-67-77 // 21-16-77ô.
Central control room (4012) 95-70-88 // 95-70-89 // 27-50-58
Internal housing networks (4012) 95-70-99 // 95-71-16 // 95-71-07 // 95-71-06
Boiler-house service (4012) 27-56-64
Central control room (4012) 95-65-57 // 95-65-58 // 95-65-67 // 95-65-68 // 21-58-05
Sewage collection system shop (emergency) (4012) 43-07-93
Cable-based networks (4012) 46-46-14 // 46-60-76 // 46-66-10
Western electric power lines (4012) 21-45-93
state unitary enterprise “Kaliningrad – gasification” (4012) 21-45-14 // 21-44-05
Directory inquiry service of railway station (4012) 58-60-06
Directory inquiry service of bus station (international line) (4012) 64-36-35 // 64-65-16
Duty officer of city civil defense headquarters (4012) 27-25-66

Interesting places to visit

  1. City’s fortifications

    Up to its existence (1945) city Koenigsberg was also considered to be a binary fortress on two river banks. From the time of its building in 1255 the city continued to develop its fortification system and renewed it regularly according to new trends of military and engineering art. Today there is a Lithuanian embankment, some city gates, towers (“Vrangel” and “Dona”), a part of a wall near a building of South station, fortresses. Fortification system played great role at capturing of Koenigsberg during the Great Patriotic War. No wonder that soldiers were rewarded with a special medal for participation in battles near Koenigsberg.

  2. Puppet theatre

    An old Lutheran temple of Queen Luisa had existed for many centuries, but it was destroyed during war. It was reconstructed only in 1967. Who ever would have thought that Puppet theatre finds shelter here. At the time of destruction of old German culture constructions in Kaliningrad the building couldn’t be renovated as a temple. People tried to save at least the shape of Frederick Heitman work. And what concerns Puppet theatre the temple of Queen Luisa suited it greatly. Indeed, it resembles a miniature palace of an old kind fairy tale!

  3. District of old villas

    When you come here you find yourself in absolutely different Kaliningrad. This district was called Amalieanu and consisted of private houses and villas, which were built in 1900-1920. Here there are a lot of green belts, that is why in spring you’ll naturally enjoy walking along local chestnuts alleys The district was planned not in traditional manner for a Prussian city. It has a lot of alleys, round squares, curved streets – it contradicted Prussian city building law, which allowed to build only straight streets. You can walk along the real German streets off the center, in the district of prestigious houses of the the beginning of the XX century –Krasnaya street, Pugacheva street, Telman street and of course Kutuzov street. Buildings of district Amalienau which was mostly survived on this street, dates back to the period when concept “City is a garden” of 1900-1920 years was executed in Koenigsberg. Despite all historical metamorphosis Kaliningrad is still the most green city Baltic area: 100 m2 of greens per every citizen. It is a particular pleasure to walk along Kutuzov street in the period of chestnuts blossom. Here two “corporate” Kaliningrad colours – red and green are mostly visible. Red colour is a colour of roof tile and brick laying, green is a colour of greens abundance. Here you can find hornbeams, lindens, red maples, plane-trees, beeches, chestnuts, walnuts and very ancient and rare plants – as a rule, ginkgo tree, which is grown in the entrance of zoo.

  4. Kaliningrad Zoo

    Kaliningrad Zoo is situated on the territory of former Koenigsberg zoo, which was founded by Herman Claas, German entrepreneur. By the date of its opening, 21st May, 1896, there were nine hundred animals of two hundred and sixty species his collection. Continuous exotic exhibitions, symphonic music concerts, brass band performances gave an opportunity to the zoo to improve its financial status in a year: 2900 citizens of Koenigsberg had season tickets for visiting of the zoo. In 1910 animals collection reached 2161 exhibits – the largest number during the period of its existence. By the end of the second decade of its existence the zoo achieved its howling success. But with the beginning if the First World War another history began – history of repeated devastations and recoveries. Every time citizens of the city, as well as other zoo and Zoological Societies helped to recover the zoo. Many industrial enterprises, building societies, design institutes of the city committed to build every site and managed it. Kaliningrad sailors helped the greatly in forming of its collection. They presented many valuable animals to it. In modern zoo one can still see several sites of pre-war constructions, due to which spirit of old Koenigsberg still exists. There is the city’s biggest and the most beautiful fountain in the center of the zoo. The height of its jets reach 18 meters. There is a speaking raven that lives among eagles, pheasants and peacocks and with which every tourist tries to speak. But the raven doesn’t answer everybody. Kaliningrad zoo is a permanent member of European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EARAZA), which unites zoos of CIS countries.

  5. Kaliningrad State Art Gallery

    Nowadays the museum has a collection of 10 thousand exhibits of different subject and category. Painting, graphic arts, sculpture and items of arts and crafts, displayed by the museum will not leave indifferent even the most sophisticated and fastidious connoisseur (within due limits, of course). The basis of gallery collection is represented by works of native and foreign artists of the second half of the XX century. There are works of art of the XVII-first half of XX century in museum funds. The following collections are the basis: Works of official and alternative art of native paintings of 50-90-s years of the XX century; Modern graphic art of painters from Russia and Baltic countries; Glass and ceramics of Russia of the 60-90-s years of the XX century; Modern folk trades of Russia; Collection of Eastern Prussia art; art collection of Kaliningrad painters. Up to 30 exhibitions and art projects are held every year in cooperation with Russian and European museums, Kaliningrad, Russian and foreign artists in eight exhibition halls of total area more than three thousand square meters. Kaliningrad Art Gallery organizes scientific conferences and art planners, executes international art project Biennale of graphic art of Baltic countries “Kaliningrad – Koenigsberg”. Nowadays Kaliningrad State Gallery doesn’t only store art values, but it is also an important centre of cultural and outreach activities. The museum has a lecture room equipped with multimedia system for 60 seats, a library, children’s art school.

  6. Museum of amber

    There is a unique amber deposit in Kaliningrad region. Here there is a museum dedicated to amber. Kaliningrad museum of amber was founded as a museum of one mineral. In its exposition amber is represented in coordination of different sciences: palaeontology, mineralogy, geology, geography, archeology, history, natural science. The aim of the museum is to systemize natural science, history and culture and history and art knowledge in amber. The exposition is allocated on three floors in 28 halls of overall area approximately 1000 square meters, and it unites five sections:
    1. Origin of amber, its characteristics.
    2. Historical and archaeological knowledge about amber.
    3. Amber in art of the XVII – XVIII centuries.
    4. Kaliningrad amber plant.
    5. Amber in works of modern artists.

  7. Museum vessel “Vityaz” and Museum of World ocean

    Not far from Sports palace “Youth” there is a huge ocean-going vessel with Russian name “Vityaz”. It is a legendary research vessel which name made it into history of ocean research. That is the vessel about which all pupils of the world read in their textbook on geography; many hundreds of young acquisitive minds of our country devoted their life to ocean research only because they wished to ply a voyage on this vessel; inhabitants of the most remote parts of our planet knew about our country when they saw “Vityaz” and came on its board. Life of any vessel is short, only 20-30 years and then it is forgotten. And only some of them are remembered and become museums as witnesses of glorious past. “Vityaz” was lucky to become a history and in 1999 it celebrated its 60th birthday. Nowadays “Vityaz” is a museum vessel where you can have the following excursions: “Life of a vessel”, “On route of sea surveying company”, “Wonderful world of ocean”, “Vityaz” is a falgman of science”, “Ship’s heart”. Waiting for an excursion on “Vityaz” you can visit an exhibition hall, where new exhibits are held every month. Besides, you can see sea and oceanologic equipment, which is in abundance on the territory of the museum. Finally, there is an anchors’ collection. Though it doesn’t claim to be exclusive, it is very interesting. Other wonders that are collected in the museum are the following: submarine habitant equipment “Pieseas”, submarine towed equipment “Tetis”, surveying motor-boat, emergency boats from bark “Kruisenstein”, submarine’s conning tower, items weighed up from the bottom of Pregoli. Sunday is the day for acquaintance with exposition made by yourself. This day a summer cinema can be visited, where films of “National geography” series are shown.

  8. Museum of regional history

    Freedland gates is a monument of history and architecture of the middle of the XIX century. They closed the circle of the Second embankment fortification of Koenigsberg defensive fortification system. They are built in Neo-Gothic style, decorated with sculpture of the famous Berlin master William Ludwig Stuermer. There is a sculpture of Grand Master Zigfried von Foehtwanhen on the exterior part of the gates above its central part. Nowadays “Freedland gates” is the only one municipal museum in Kaliningrad. Continuous exposition, which is located on the block-stone pavement of the gates is dedicated to the history of Koenigsberg embankment fortifications and citizens life. In a weapon hall there is a unique collection of small-arms weapon of the periods of the First and the Second World Wars. All exhibits are found on the territory of Kaliningrad region. In halls of changeable exhibitions there are exhibitions of photographs and painters. Musical and literature events are held here in the candle light and the light of fireplace snappy flame. Museum “Freedland gates” is one of the organizers of international knight festival “Regiomons. King’s mountain”, which is annually held on the territory of the neighbouring park within celebration of the Day of the city.

  9. Monument to baron Munchausen

    There is a monument to famous literature hero baron Munchausen in Kaliningrad central recreation and entertainment park, near Puppet theatre. That is, probably, the youngest monument of the city (it was erected on the 18th of June, 2005). It became a present for anniversary to citizens of Kaliningrad from German city Bodenweden, a motherland of genius “true lover”. It is known that baron Munchausen real prototype – Karl Jerome Frederick, baron von Munchausen visited Koenigsberg twicely – in 1738 and 1750, on his way to Russian army service and on his return. The sculptor is German master of art smithing George Petau. The monument looks like a steel wall, in which a silhouette of baron Munchausen who is flying on the cannon shot, is graved. On the one side of the plinth there is an inscription – “Koenigsberg”, and on the other side there is an inscription – “Kaliningrad”, in order to outline historical connection of German city with Russian city. Note the direction of Munchausen flight: he arrived from Kaliningrad to Koenigsberg. What’s the reason of it?

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