The city's most important sights, history, and legends. Here you'll learn everything you need to know about Svetlogorsk, the former German town of Rauschen, and its most popular spots.
Water Tower
🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site · ⚙️ Industrial site
Seestern Hotel
🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site
Larch Park
🌿 Public garden or park
The Water Carrier
🗿 Monument · 🕵️ Urban legend
Cittaslow Snail
🗿 Monument · 🕵️ Urban legend
Forest Castle Guesthouse
📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Central Square
⛲ Square · 🗿 Sculptures · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
The Wave Maiden
🗿 Monument
Makarov Organ Hall
🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site
Amber Hall
🏙 Modern architecture
Elevator and Promenade
⚙️ Industrial site · 🚶♂️ Waterfront
Chapel in Memory of the Children
🕍 Place of worship · 📜 Historic site
Lutheran Church
🕍 Place of worship · 🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site
Lake Tikhoye
🌿 Public garden or park · 🚶♂️ Waterfront
Svetlo-hedgehogs
🗿 Sculptures
Point 2
🏟️ Architectural landmark • 📜 Historic site
Built in the 1900s on Rauschen's promenade street, the Seestern (“Sea Star”) Hotel was a perfect example of resort construction at the very peak of the town's development. Alas, after World War I resort life almost died out. In 1918 the state bought the hotel and renamed it the Prussian Court (Preußischer Hof).
The architect introduced many interesting solutions that were never repeated anywhere else in Rauschen: 1. The hotel's huge openwork windows served as “theater boxes.” Guests could enjoy live music from the park at any time (yes, live music played in the park constantly). 2. On the right, a large hall was added to the main building and served as the dining room. Games, musical performances, and masquerades were also held here for vacationers. 3. To the left of the main building was an open veranda. From here, in any weather, guests could enjoy the performance in the music pavilion. The veranda has not survived: in the 1990s a flower shop was built in its place, and it is now joined to the Fleur coffee shop.
Today the building houses one of the wings of a military sanatorium, where physical therapy sessions are held.
Point on route “Svetlogorsk: The Essentials”
Point 2
🏟️ Architectural landmark • 📜 Historic site
Built in the 1900s on Rauschen's promenade street, the Seestern (“Sea Star”) Hotel was a perfect example of resort construction at the very peak of the town's development. Alas, after World War I resort life almost died out. In 1918 the state bought the hotel and renamed it the Prussian Court (Preußischer Hof).
The architect introduced many interesting solutions that were never repeated anywhere else in Rauschen: 1. The hotel's huge openwork windows served as “theater boxes.” Guests could enjoy live music from the park at any time (yes, live music played in the park constantly). 2. On the right, a large hall was added to the main building and served as the dining room. Games, musical performances, and masquerades were also held here for vacationers. 3. To the left of the main building was an open veranda. From here, in any weather, guests could enjoy the performance in the music pavilion. The veranda has not survived: in the 1990s a flower shop was built in its place, and it is now joined to the Fleur coffee shop.
Today the building houses one of the wings of a military sanatorium, where physical therapy sessions are held.
15 points
5 km
2.5 hours
