- Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast
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y = 50Svetlogorsk, prior to 1945 known by its German name Rauschen (Audio-ru|Светлого́рск|RU-Svetlogorsk.ogg; Audio-de|Rauschen|Rauschen.ogg; _pl. Ruszowice; _lt. Raušiai) is a town on the coast of the
Baltic Sea inRussia 'sKaliningrad Oblast . It is situated on the Sambian Peninsula and is a popular coastalresort . Population: 10,950 (2002 Census).History
Svetlogorsk is situated in the historical region
Sambia ofEast Prussia . A Sambian fishermen settlement named Ruse-moter (translated as 'region of cellars') at the place of Svetlogorsk was first mentioned in 1258. TheTeutonic Order that conquered the land gradually corrupted the name into Rause-moter, Raushe-moter, and finally Rauschen.In the early 19th century, the place became fashionable among German vacationers. On
June 24 ,1820 it was officially recognized as aspa town . During his visit to Rauschen in 1840, KingFrederick William IV of Prussia ordered the sea embankment to be prettified. The arrival of theKönigsberg railway in 1900 boosted the resort's popularity. A cable railway and a racecourse were constructed in Rauschen beforeWorld War I .Carl Otto Nicolai andThomas Mann were among the celebrities who stayed there.In 1945 Rauschen was conquered by the
Soviet Union afterWorld War II . It became part of the Kaliningrad Oblast and in 1946 the town was renamed to Svetlogorsk. Today it is a moderately popular summer resort town thanks to its beachfront and many spas, clubs and attractions.Transport
Svetlogorsk is connected with
Kaliningrad ,Zelenogradsk , and Pionersky by electrified railway (3000 V DC). Svetlogorsk has two railway stations: Svetlogorsk-1 and Svetlogorsk-2 (terminus).There are many private companies that operate buses between Svetlogorsk and Kaliningrad.
External links
* [http://www.bifc.balticfair.com/eng/map_svetlogorsk.htm History of Svetlogorsk]
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