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Discover Loshchinka in Russia
Loshchinka in the region of Kaliningrad is a town located in Russia - some 608 mi or ( 979 km ) West of Moscow , the country's capital .
Local time in Loshchinka is now 07:19 PM (Saturday) . 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, Priozernoye, Podgorovka, Mezhdurech'ye, and Kaliningrad. 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 Loshchinka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Battle of Gumbinnen
The Battle of Gumbinnen, initiated by forces of the German Empire on August 20, 1914, was the first major German offensive on the Eastern Front during the First World War. Because of the hastiness of the German attack, however, the Russian army emerged victorious.
Located at 54.60 22.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Yasnaya Polyana, Kaliningrad Oblast
Yasnaya Polyana is a rural settlement (posyolok) in the Nesterovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast, north of the Romincka Forest. Nearby Diwnoje Nowoje is a railway station on the former Prussian Eastern Railway from Kaliningrad to Kybartai in Lithuania. The settlement was originally known as the village of Trakehnen in East Prussia, named after the Old Prussian word trakis, meaning "great bog".
Located at 54.57 22.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Nemmersdorf massacre
Nemmersdorf in East Prussia was one of the first pre-war ethnic German villages to fall to the advancing Red Army in World War II. On October 21, 1944 it was the scene of a massacre perpetrated by the Soviet soldiers against German civilians and French and Belgian noncombattants. Determining the facts has aroused controversy.
Located at 54.52 22.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Mayakovskoye
Mayakovskoye is a rural locality (a settlement) in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located to the southeast of the town of Gusev, on the banks of the Angrapa river. Until 1945, the settlement Nemmersdorf was a part of German East Prussia. It became known during World War II on October 22, 1944 as the site of the first Soviet war crime on German territory against Germans, the Nemmersdorf massacre.
Located at 54.52 22.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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