Highlights of Svetlogorsk

  The Lutheran Church in Rauschen (now Svetlogorsk) was founded in 1903. The land for the church was donated by the merchant Koenigsberg Augustus Honig. Neogothic architectural style with modern elements. Architect Hugo Goering. In the early 1990s, the building was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church. Altar Presented by Hugo Goering.

A 265-step staircase leads to a unique sundial. The diameter of the dial of this watch is ten meters. The clock was designed in 1974 by sculptor Nikolai Frolov. The clock is a small mosaic panel with twelve signs of the zodiac. The gnomon of the clock (the pivot in their center indicating the time) looks with its tip at the Polaris and has a tilt angle equal to the latitude of Svetlogorsk. The shadow of the gnomon shows the exact Moscow time.

A small hotel organically fit into the infrastructure of one of the historic areas. It may well give the impression that the building was lost among the ancient pines that form the basis of the landscape of the coastal territory. The original architecture tells about the work of the great writer Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, who worked in these places from 1776 to 1822, creating numerous fairy tales. On the territory adjacent to the “House of the Fairy Taler” there are models of the Königsberg castle and several cities introducing the medieval way of life. In the sculpture park guests of Svetlogorsk are greeted by heroes of the works of the already mentioned Hoffmann.

Sculpture "Nymph" - one of the most beautiful sights of the city. It is located on the boardwalk of Svetlogorsk. The sculpture was created in bronze in 1938 by the German sculptor Hermann Brachert. The model for the creation of the masterpiece was seventeen-year-old girl Kete Tsigan. During World War II, the sculpture was seriously damaged, after which it was restored and returned to its place. Since the 1980s, a mosaic shell has appeared around it. Since 2007, the monument has received the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional importance and taken under the protection.

A memorial sign dedicated to the outstanding writer and Nobel laureate Thomas Mann. In the summer of 1929, he was a guest in the Svetlogorsk boarding house and wrote his famous novel “Mario and the Wizard” here. A memorial sign was installed on June 6, 2003. It was created by talented sculptors Lyudmila Bogatova and Oleg Salnikov. The monument is a large granite stone, on which lies an open bronze book. On one page of the book is a portrait of the writer, and on the other there is a text in two languages: “You have preserved the greatness of the language, loving it, as only those who survived the years of exile love”.

The organ hall "Makarov" is a private concert institution located in the city park of Svetlogorsk. The building was built in 1931. It is decorated in a colorful half-timbered style, popular in Europe and giving the building a medieval look. The building has reached our days in its original form. At first, the German chapel was located here, and since 1995, Makarov Organ Hall has occupied the building. The hall has excellent acoustics, in it you can enjoy classical organ music. Both Russian and foreign organists perform on the Makarov stage. There are often lectures about music, performers and authors of various musical works.

The maritime hospital with a large bathing room and a water tower 25 meters high became the hallmark of the city.

Embankment of Svetlogorsk – one of the most beautiful streets of the city. This is a favorite walking place for citizens and a popular tourist destination. The embankment offers a picturesque view of the Baltic Sea. Numerous stone stairs lead from the embankment to the sea. At the beginning of the promenade there are restaurants and cafes for tourists. At night, the embankment is well lit, in the summer there are often discos under the open sky, and life literally boils around the clock.

The Svetlogorsk cableway connects the seashore with the train station. It was created in the mid-70s of the XX century and put into operation in 1983. The purpose of the cableway is to shorten the path to the beach. The length of the road in both directions is 350 meters. The building is equipped with twenty double cabins. The cableway became a symbol of the resort town of Svetlogorsk, with a picturesque view of the city and the sea.