Fish Village


Banish any notion of a quaint fishing village. This half-timbered riverside development houses a cute – if vaguely theme-parkish – jumble of hotels, shops and restaurants; it's a laudable attempt to reprise some of the city’s destroyed architectural heritage.


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1. Jubilee Footbridge

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This pretty footbridge dates from 2005 and connects Fish Village to southern Kaliningrad.

3. New Synagogue

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One of three synagogues in Königsberg, the 1896 New Synagogue was destroyed in the aftermath of the 1938 Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938. It was rebuilt,…

4. Honey Bridge

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This short footbridge connects Kant Island to the Fish Village. It's said to be the oldest bridge in Kaliningrad.

5. Kant's Tomb

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Noted philosopher and Kaliningrad native Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) is buried along the northern edge of the exterior of Kaliningrad Cathedral on Kant…

6. Kaliningrad Cathedral

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Photos displayed inside this Unesco World Heritage site attest to how dilapidated the cathedral was until the early 1990s – the original dates back to…

7. Kant Island & Riverside

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This once densely populated island – now a parkland dotted with sculptures – is dominated by the Kaliningrad Cathedral. A few nearby buildings – the…

8. Former Stock Exchange

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This fine Renaissance-style building was built in the 1870s; it now houses a disco and various community clubs.