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been developed for tourists. Guests
of the settlement are encouraged to
visit an exhibition hall of the Amber
Combine featuring unique items, as
well as a private museum «Amber
Castle» located in an ancient brewery.
The town became world-famous
thanks to the fact that the area
comprises about 90% of the world’s
deposits of amber and as the location
of the only combine where “the solar
stone” is mined in open-cast mines.
Tourism Development Center
Yantarny, 76, Sovetskaya St.,
t.: +7 (40153) 3–81–05
Pionersky
(formerly Neukuhren)
Pionersky was established as a small
fishing village but starting from the
19th century, it began to develop as a
port and resort – the latter consisting
of wide beaches and the magnificent
nature in the surrounding areas. Today
a state residence is located here, and
the new promenade area welcomes
you to take a walk along the seaside in
any weather. These renovations have
resulted in the growing popularity of the
place with both residents of Kaliningrad,
and the guests of the region.
Pravdinsk
(formerly Friedland)
When approaching to Pravdinsk the
traveller may notice a tower rising
over the city, which is grandiose
according to the local scale. It is
a tower of the former Lutheran
cathedral of the 14th century,
nowadays the Church St. George.
Friedland received city rights in 1335,
and became well known during the
period of the Napoleonic wars. A battle
between Russian - Prussian and French
armies, called the Battle of Friedland,
took place here in 1807.
Zheleznodorozhny
(formerly Gerdauen)
The settlement is well known with
tourists and the local population
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