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Discover Kurochkino in Russia
Kurochkino in the region of Kaliningrad is a town located in Russia - some 620 mi or ( 997 km ) West of Moscow , the country's capital .
Local time in Kurochkino is now 09:28 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kaliningrad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Riga, Shepetovka, Pridorozhnoye, Neman, and Kaluzhskoye. When in this area, you might want to check out Riga . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kurochkino ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Russia's Orphans
These are children from Internat No. 1 in Sovetsk (formerly Tilsit) Russia. Included also are pictures from our trip to Krakow, Poland. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Bolshakovo transmitter
Bolshakovo transmitter was the most powerful mediumwave broadcasting station for mediumwave in the world, situated near Bolshakovo, Russia. It was used by Voice of Russia for broadcasting on the mediumwave frequencies 1116 kHz and 1386 kHz with a maximum transmitter power of 2.5 Megawatts. Eight guyed masts equipped with special cage antennas (so-called ARRT-antennas) are installed. The masts, built in 1974, are 257 metres tall.
Located at 54.90 21.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Treaties of Tilsit
The Treaties of Tilsit were two agreements signed by Napoleon I of France in the town of Tilsit in July, 1807 in the aftermath of his victory at Friedland. The first was signed on 7 July, between Tsar Alexander I of Russia and Napoleon I of France, when they met on a raft in the middle of the Neman River. The second was signed with Prussia on 9 July.
Located at 55.08 21.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tilse
The Tilse (from tilszus, meaning "swampy") is a 27 km long river in the former East Prussia discharging into the Neman at Sovetsk which until 1946 was called Tilsit in accordance with it.
Located at 55.08 21.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Slavsk
Slavsk, prior to 1945 known by its German name Heinrichswalde, is a town and the administrative center of Slavsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located to the west of Sovetsk. The town has a railway station on the Sovetsk-Kaliningrad railroad. Population: 4,614; 5,172; 4,682.
Located at 55.04 21.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Rambynas
Rambynas is a hill (about 46 metres high) in western Lithuania, on the bank of the Neman River. Across the river is Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast. The hill belongs to the territory of Rambynas Regional Park. The nearby larger city is Pagėgiai and Tauragė in Lithuania, Neman and Sovetsk in Kaliningrad Oblast. The hill is thought to have been the place of ancient Skalvian fort, destroyed by the Teutonic Knights in 1276. Later it was used for religious ceremonies of pagan Lithuanians.
Located at 55.09 22.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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