-
You are here:
- Homepage »
- Russia »
- Kaliningrad » Luzhskoye
Luzhskoye Destination Guide
Explore Luzhskoye in Russia
Luzhskoye in the region of Kaliningrad is a place in Russia - some 595 mi or ( 957 km ) West of Moscow , the country's capital city .
Time in Luzhskoye is now 12:10 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kaliningrad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Riga, Vysokoye, Saratovskoye, Michurino, and Lugovoye. Since you are here already, consider visiting Riga . Where to go and what to see in Luzhskoye ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Interesting facts about this location
Liepona
Liepona is a small rivulet that flows for 22.9 km on the border of Lithuania – Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Left tributary to Širvinta, Liepona originates in Lithuania, near Kylininkai village. In 1980, a 26-hectare pond for irrigation was built about 16 km from the mouth. It is famous for an incident in June 1940 when President of Lithuania Antanas Smetona had to cross the shallow river in order to reach Nazi Germany in the aftermath of the Soviet ultimatum to Lithuania.
Located at 54.68 22.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Battle of Stallupönen
The Battle of Stallupönen, fought between Russian and German armies on August 17, 1914, was the opening battle of World War I on the Eastern Front. It was a minor German success, but did little to upset the Russian timetable.
Located at 54.63 22.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Chernyshevskoye
Chernyshevskoye is a settlement in Nesterovsky District in the eastern part of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, on the border with Lithuania. Between Chernyshevskoye and Lithuanian Kybartai is an important 24-hour border crossing point on the A229 principal road and the railway route connecting Kaliningrad with Moscow through the European Union member Lithuania and Belarus.
Located at 54.64 22.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Related Locations
Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.