Highlights of Sovetsk

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Villa Franca

Villa Franca is one of the main architectural landmarks of the city. This is a unique two-story building with a mansard and picturesque decor, made in the style of northern Mannerism. The villa was built at the end of the XIX century as a private home for the Tilsit merchant Franz Franck. For a long time the house was rented out, including to the members of the Evangelical Lutheran community. As a result, he received the second name - "Pastor's House". After the Second World War, various organizations were located in the building, and then it became the property of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Tilsit Theater

The Tilsit Theater was opened in 1956 in the city of Sovetsk in a 19th century building. The theater troupe consists of 22 actors, their main director was first Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Marcelli, who created the new creative image of Tilsit, and then Vilius Malinauskas, a graduate of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater. The theater participates in various shows and festivals, for which it receives awards and takes prizes.

Queen Luisa Bridge

The bridge of Queen Louise was built across the Neman River and connects Sovetsk with the Lithuanian city of Panemune. It was built in 1907, its length was 416 meters. The bridge is a pedestrian and automobile, it got its name in honor of the Prussian ruler - Queen Louise. In 1944, the bridge was blown up with the aim of delaying the advancing Red Army. In 1947 it was restored, and later reconstructed. Now the bridge of Queen Louise serves as the border bridge and is striking in its beauty.

Monument to Queen Louise

Monument to Queen Louise is located in the city park Jacobsruhe, Sovetsk. Initially, the magnificent three-meter statue of Louise stood on the site of this sculpture. She was – dressed in a robe, in her left hand she held a falling cloak, and in her right hand - a small bunch. Her head was decorated with a beautiful tiara. During the war, the sculpture was lost. In 2009, a decision was made to restore the monument to Queen Louise and on July 6, 2014, it was opened. The authors of the monument were famous Petersburg sculptors Pavel Ignatiev and Denis Prasolov, who recreated the figure of the queen from photographs.

Monument of a trolley

The monument to the Tilsit tram is a mid-20th century tramcar, brought from St. Petersburg. It is located on the central square of the city and reminds that there was a tramway in Tilsit between 1901-1944. After World War II, the trams were liquidated, because the bus traffic was considered more efficient. The grand opening of the monument took place in August 2012. Next to the car is a lantern with historical street signs in Russian and German. Inside the monument expositions of photographs that tell about the past and present life of the city are often arranged.

Fountain with Eagle Sculpture and Mascaron of a Lion

The historic judicial fountain is an architectural monument of the beginning of the 20th century. It was built in 1912 in the old part of Sovetsk. The eagle sculpture was made at the iron foundry in Berlin by F. A. Egells and presented to Tilsit in 1836 by the King of Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm III. In the war years, the fountain was destroyed. It was restored in 2013 with the initiative and with the means of N.N. Voischeva.