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Encyclopedia > Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad

Svetlogorsk (Светлогорск) (before 1945, known by its German name, Rauschen) is a town on the coast of the Baltic Sea in Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast, the northern part of former East Prussia. It is situated on Sambia peninsula and is a popular coastal resort.


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Svetlogorsk, Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (194 words)
Svetlogorsk (Russian: Светлогорск) (before 1945 known by its German name, Rauschen) is a town on the coast of the Baltic Sea in Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast.
Svetlogorsk / Rauschen is situated in the historical region Sambia of East Prussia.
A Sambian fishermen settlement named Ruse-moter (translated as 'region of cellars') at the place of Svetlogorsk was first mentioned in 1258.
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