Sightseeing tour city of Svetlogorsk

Svetlogorsk, until 1947, the German Rauschen - a resort city in the Kaliningrad region Russian Federation. The settlement, later named Raushen, was located in the north. The end of the Sambia Peninsula (Zemland). The name “Zemland” means “the land inhabited by the Prussians”; The Prussians themselves called themselves by another name – “semba”. Prussian settlement It was called Rouse-Moter, which in translation from Old Prussian means "edge". cellars. Located Ruze-Moter on the shore of the present lake Pacific, separated From the sea a high coastal dune, its inhabitants were engaged in fishing and hunting. Knights who came here in the XIII century The German Teutonic Order called the village "Raushe-moter", and from the XIV century, "Rauschen" (noise, rustle). Order brothers set the life of the village a new direction: They blocked the Katzenbach stream that flows into the lake, and set it on a stream. mill. In Order times it was the largest mill in Zamland. In At the very beginning of the XIX century in Europe, travel and rest with swimming in the sea became fashionable, and these places began to visit vacationers, here began to stop travelers. In Raushen began to build cozy villas and boarding houses. Rauschen was officially opened as a resort on June 24, 1820. Popularity The city as a resort has increased significantly since 1900, when the iron The road from Königsberg to Rauschen station. A positive role in both development the resort, and in attracting tourists played the racetrack, opened in Raushen Rider society. The city was divided into two parts: the lower - about lake, and the upper (above 40-50 m) by the sea. April 14, 1945, in great-time Patriotic War, the city of Rauschen liberated from the German Red Forces On June 17, 1947, the city of Rauschen It was renamed Svetlogorsk.

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