Balga
Balga was a medieval castle of the Teutonic Knights in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. The castle ruins are located on the shore of the Vistula Lagoon, north of Mamonovo in the Pogranichny municipality of Bagrationovsky District, about 30 km southwest of Kaliningrad.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moskovskoye and Vavilovo.
Moskovskoye
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Moskovskoye is a locality, which is situated 6 km southeast of Balga.
Vavilovo
Hamlet
Vavilovo is a rural locality in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It has a population of 16 ;… Vavilovo is situated 8 km south of Balga.
Pyatidorozhnoye
Village
Pyatidorozhnoye is a rural settlement in Bagrationovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Pyatidorozhnoye is situated 10 km southeast of Balga.
Balga
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle
- Categories: Ordensburg, architectural landmark, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
54.5524° or 54° 33′ 9″ northLongitude
19.96821° or 19° 58′ 6″ eastOpen location code
9F6XHX29+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 134203631OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q512373
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Balga” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Բալգա ամրոց”
- Azerbaijani: “Balqa qalası”
- Bulgarian: “Балга”
- Danish: “Balga”
- Dutch: “Balga”
- Esperanto: “Balga”
- Estonian: “Balga linnus”
- French: “Balga”
- Georgian: “ბალგის ციხესიმაგრე”
- German: “Balga”
- German: “Ordensburg Balga”
- German: “Wesjoloje”
- Greek: “Μπάλγκα”
- Italian: “Balga”
- Lithuanian: “Baigos pilis”
- Lithuanian: “Balga”
- Lithuanian: “Balgos pilis”
- Polish: “Balga”
- Polish: “Bałga”
- Polish: “Wiesiołoje”
- Russian: “Бальга”
- Russian: “Замок Бальга”
- Swedish: “Balga”
- Turkish: “Balga”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Бальга”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balga Vorburg and Руины замка Бальга.
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