The wonderful city of Kaliningrad is a completely separate region from the mainland. To Russia Surrounded by Poland Lithuania And the Baltic Sea.

It was named after Mikhail Kalinin, the former President of the Soviet Union.

Here are some interesting facts about Kaliningrad.

Interesting facts about Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad contains more than 90% of the world's amber.

A flawless piece of fossilized resin, known as a “sunstone,” can command high prices, especially when compared to gold.

 But if the gemstone contains a fossilized insect or lizard inside, the price can rise to over six figures.

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Fossilized resin "sunstone" with a fossilized insect inside thousands of years old

The famous philosopher Immanuel Kant lived in Kaliningrad.

One of the most famous residents of Kaliningrad was the German Enlightenment philosopher and one of the most important thinkers of modern philosophy, Immanuel Kant.

Rumor has it that Kant used to take long walks at the same time every day.

He was so precise at this that the locals thought they could set their clocks to his routine.

Kant's grave is today located in the Königsberg Cathedral, which is located in the city center.

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Immanuel Kant's grave

Kaliningrad was called Konigsberg.

Founded by the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century, the area has since been owned by Prussia and Germany (when it was called Königsberg).

But after World War II, it became part of the Soviet Union and then part of Russia in the 1990s.

Walking around Kaliningrad, you can literally see the history of the city, as various influences are still visible in the architecture.

Distinctive architecture representing the successive historical stages that the city has gone through

The first book printed in Lithuanian is published here.

In the 16th century, the city became an important centre of Lithuanian culture, with the first book in the Lithuanian language being printed here.

Of the 200 copies printed, only two survive; one is stored in the Vilnius University Library in Lithuania, and the other in the Nicolaus Copernicus University Library in Toruń, Poland.

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A copy of the first book in Lithuanian is printed here.

There were two regions in Russia with the same name.

Königsberg was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1945.

In 1946, after the death of one of the most important Soviet activists, Mikhail Kalinin, the city was renamed Kaliningrad.

However, there was already a town with this name in the USSR in the territory of Moscow , which was causing a lot of problems in a lot of correspondence.

The problem was solved in 1996, when Kaliningrad, located near Moscow, was renamed Korolev.

The distinctive city museum

Kaliningrad residents call it “Little Russia.”

Kaliningrad residents often call the main part of the country “Big Russia” and the rest “Little Russia”.

This city is considered one of the most business-friendly cities in the country, as well as the most comfortable place to live.

This city is very business friendly.

The city was not originally part of the Soviet Union.

The city became part of the Soviet Union after World War II, and Germans who survived the war were forcibly removed from it.

The city was then repopulated with Russians who had been moved from other parts of the country.

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The city was not originally part of the Soviet Union.