Journey to Kaliningrad (Königsberg) Exclave - Russia's Outpost in Europe
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I'm taking you on a journey to Kaliningrad. Kaliningrad is a Russian exclave located on the Baltic Sea, sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania. It serves as a strategic outpost for Russia in Europe. Formerly part of East Prussia and known as Königsberg, it was annexed by the Soviet Union after World War II. Today, it remains a unique geopolitical entity, distinct from the Russian mainland. It provides Russia with access to the Baltic Sea and a presence in the European Union, which can influence regional dynamics and politics in the Baltic region.
In this video, I visit a number of settlements in Kaliningrad region with traces of German past. It could happen that some members of YOUR family lived in East Prussia before or soon after the annexation of Konigsberg. Write about this in the comments, it's fascinating to read such stories!
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Timceodes:
00:00 - Kaliningrad (Königsberg). Exploring the city.
20:36 - Vladimirovo (Tharau). German church and cobblestone.
24:46 - Bagrationovsk (Preußisch Eylau). The battle of Preußisch Eylau. German watertower and German castle.
27:52 - Gvardeyskoye (Mühlhausen). A story of one German church.
29:12 - Back to Kaliningrad. Fort XI Dönhoff. Organ music.
31:24 - Grocery prices in Kaliningrad (May 2023)
34:16 - Chekhovo (Underwangen). Ruins of German mill and church.
37:52 - Domnovo (Domnau). The story of one long-suffering village.
40:41 - Pravdinsk (Friedland). German hydrant, cathedral and the battle of Friedland.
43:44 - Oktyabr'skoye (Klein Schönau). The ruins of a lutheran church.
45:09 - Abandoned German hydroelectric power plant near Pravdinsk
45:52 - Zheleznodorozhnyy (Gerdauen). Signs of restoration. Ancient castle in ruins.
49:14 - Masurian canal
51:06 - Znamensk (Allenberg). Abandoned Allenberg mental facility.
54:55 - Ozyorsk (Darkehmen, Angerapp). Interviewing locals.
59:14 - Gusev. Divorce rate and bayonet attack.
01:00:23 - A railway viaduct in the middle of nowhere
01:02:28 - Chernyakhovsk (Insterburg). It's getting better!
01:04:47 - Sovetsk (Tilsit). Drug stores and forgotten tram.
01:08:29 - Lithuania is just across the river!
01:10:30 - Polessk. German draw bridge and unknown brewery.
01:11:55 - Svetlogorsk. The resort town.
01:14:02 - Yantarnyy. Amber quarry.
01:15:38 - German WW2 Memorial Cemetry in Primorsk
01:16:48 - Curonian Spit and Zelenogradsk. The best city in the exclave.
01:21:57 - Baltiysk and Vistula Spit. Russia's westernmost city and former Nazi airfield.
01:29:30 - Trainhopping to Kaliningrad
01:29:41 - Kaliningrad Favelas. Interviewing locals.
01:33:30 - Outro
May 2023.
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Kaliningrad, Russia ???????? - by drone in 4K HDR (60fps)
Добрый день and welcome to this aerial drone tour of Kaliningrad city of Russia ????????, in 4K HDR (60fps) resolution!
Timestamp: by Travel World XP
0:00 - 1. Intro
0:42 - 2. Kaliningrad Cityscape
1:00 - 3. Upper Lake of Kaliningrad
2:37 - 4. Königsberg Cathedral
3:56 - 5. Kaliningrad State Art Gallery / Khudozhestvennaya Galereya
4:14 - 6. Museum Of The World Ocean
5:08 - 7. Victory Square / Площадь победы
5:53 - 8. Kaliningrad Puppet Theatre / Калининградский кукольный театр
6:27 - 9. Zelenogradsk Beach
6:52 - 10. Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast
7:10 - 11. Kaliningrad Central Park / Центральный парк Калининграда
8:19 - 12. Königsberg's New Synagogue
8:45 - 13. Leninsky Prospect in Kaliningrad
9:05 - 14. Cathedral of Kaliningrad in Winter
10:51 - 15. The Port of Kaliningrad
12:48 - 16. Rybnaya Derevnya and Königsberg Cathedral and Königsberg's New Synagogue
13:14 - 17. Kaliningrad Drone View
14:19 - 18. The Pregolya River
14:36 - 19. The King's Gate / Королевские ворота
15:53 - 20. Long wooden promenade on a beach of Yantarny Resort Town
16:34 - 21. Old Bridge in Polessk Town, Kaliningrad
17:46 - 22. The Water Tower, Svetlogorsk / Водононапорная башня
19:14 - 23. Kaliningrad Regional Philharmonic Hall
19:44 - 24. Temple of Bagrationovsk
21:26 - 25. Yantarny Village, Kaliningrad Oblast near Baltic Sea
21:42 - 26. Ferris Wheel in Zelenogradsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
22:20 - 27. Gross Legitten Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nekrasovo Village
22:31 - 28. Temple of the Great Martyr Catherine in Kaliningrad
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Kaliningrad until 1946 known as Königsberg, is the largest city and the administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, the westernmost oblast of Russia. The city is situated on the Pregolya River, at the head of the Vistula Lagoon on the Baltic Sea, with a population of 489,359 residents, up to 800,000 residents in the urban agglomeration. Kaliningrad is the second-largest city in the Northwestern Federal District, after Saint Petersburg, the third-largest city in the Baltic region, and the seventh-largest city on the Baltic Sea.
The settlement of modern-day Kaliningrad was founded in 1255 on the site of the ancient Old Prussian settlement Twangste by the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades, and was named Königsberg in honor of King Ottokar II of Bohemia. A Baltic port city, it successively became the capital of the State of the Teutonic Order, the Duchy of Prussia (1525–1701) and East Prussia. Königsberg remained the coronation city of the Prussian monarchy, though the capital was moved to Berlin in 1701. From 1454 to 1455 the city under the name of Królewiec belonged to the Kingdom of Poland, and from 1466 to 1657 it was a Polish fief. Königsberg was the easternmost large city in Germany until World War II. The city was heavily damaged by Allied bombing in 1944 and during the Battle of Königsberg in 1945; it was then captured by the Soviet Union on 9 April 1945. The Potsdam Agreement of 1945 placed it under Soviet administration. The city was renamed to Kaliningrad in 1946 in honor of Soviet revolutionary Mikhail Kalinin. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it is governed as the administrative centre of Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast, an exclave sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland.
As a major transport hub, with sea and river ports, the city is home to the headquarters of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy, and is one of the largest industrial centres in Russia. It was recognized as the best city in Russia in 2012, 2013 and 2014 according to Kommersant's magazine The Firm's Secret, the best city in Russia for business in 2013 according to Forbes, and was ranked fifth in the Urban Environment Quality Index published by Minstroy in 2019. Kaliningrad has been a major internal migration attraction in Russia over the past two decades, and was one of the host cities of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
And like you expect it, the clips are filmed in 4K HDR (60fps) resolution!
All clips were rendered with Final Cut Pro X.
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