Sightseeing tour of Amber

Amber, until 1946 German Palmnicken. In the village there is an amber plant producing and refining amber. The settlement of Palmniken appeared in 1654. The basis of the economy The village was already mining amber, It was done manually. In addition, the population was engaged in rural economy, fishing and trade. The settlement of Krakstapellen, previously separate The village, north of Palmniken, later merged with it. Powerful momentum Palmniken-Krakstepellen receives the end of the XIX century with the beginning of industrial production of amber, which was carried out by the company "Stanzin und Becker". In the same years, iron was laid in the village. The road from Fishhausen. In January 1945, not far from About 3,000 people were shot in the Anna mines on the Baltic Sea. They were survivors after a long time. The march of a convoy of prisoners of concentration camps in East Prussia. In total, there were about 6000 people in the column, more than 3000. A person died from exhaustion or as a result of shootings during the journey. Survivors upon arrival in Palmniken were placed in the locksmith shop of the Amber Combine. In a few days, they They were taken to the coast, where they were shot in small groups. In memory of this There is a monument to the event. After the Great Patriotic War, Palmniken was renamed Amber. discontinued Amber production resumed in 1947. In Amber there is a museum complex "Amber Castle". Near the village. are the widest sandy sea beach in the Kaliningrad region, width The beach is not reduced by the coast. Since it is constantly fed by the pulp of the amber plant. Amber Beach became the first In Russia received the "Blue Flag". In Amber there is also a large picturesque lake formed on the site of the former amber quarry, the park named after Maurice Becker with many rare trees, including a tulip tree, red beech, One One of the main attractions of Amber has already become an open wooden promenade. From the promenade, residents and tourists can admire the swans, many Ducks, some vacationers are engaged in fishing.

Meeting (station, airport, hotel), travel to the place of the excursion, walking walk with sightseeing and guide story, delivery to hotels (train station, airport).