Lower Pond
The Lower Pond is a large artificial pond in northern Kaliningrad, Russia. The pond is about one kilometre long, north to south. Along its length, its width varies between about 50 and 100 metres.
- Type: Pond
- Description: pond in Russia
- Also known as: “Konigsberger Schlossteich”, “Königsberger Schloßteich”, “Schlossteichmentalität”, “Замковый пруд”, “Нижнее озеро”, and “Шлосстайх”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include History and Art Museum and Kaliningrad Regional Amber Museum.
History and Art Museum
Museum
The Kaliningrad Regional Museum of History and Arts is a museum along the Lower Pond in Kaliningrad, Russia. The building was built in 1912 by Berlin architect, Richard Zeil, originally the city hall and also a performing arts center in Königsberg, Germany. History and Art Museum is situated 270 metres south of Lower Pond.
Kaliningrad Regional Amber Museum
Museum
The Kaliningrad Regional Amber Museum is a museum located in the Russian city of Kaliningrad devoted to housing and displaying amber artworks. It is located in the city center, on the shore of Lake Verkhneye. Kaliningrad Regional Amber Museum is situated 760 metres northeast of Lower Pond.
Rossgarten Gate
The Rossgarten Gate is one of seven surviving city gates of Kaliningrad, Russia, formerly the German city of Königsberg. It is located at the intersection of Chernyakhovskogo street and Alexander Nevsky street, near the Vasilevskiy square and the Kaliningrad Amber Museum. Rossgarten Gate is situated 780 metres northeast of Lower Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaliningrad and Hufen.
Kaliningrad
Photo: Jjtkk, Public domain.Hufen
Suburb
Hufen was a broad region along northwestern Königsberg, Germany, which developed into the quarters of Ratshof, Amalienau, Mittelhufen, and Vorderhufen. The territory is now part of the Tsentralny District of Kaliningrad, Russia.
Rizhskoye
Neighborhood
Rizhskoye is part of the Leningradsky District in northern Kaliningrad, Russia. It was formerly known by its German language name Kalthof as first a suburb of and then a quarter of Königsberg, Germany.
Lower Pond
- Categories: artificial pond and body of water
- Location: Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.71611° or 54° 42′ 58″ north
Longitude
20.51735° or 20° 31′ 3″ east
Open location code
9G62PG88+CW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Venetian—“Lower Pond” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Slotvijver”
- French: “Étang du château de Königsberg”
- German: “Königsberger Schlossteich”
- German: “Schlossteich”
- Persian: “پوند پایین (کالینینگراد)”
- Persian: “پوند پایین”
- Russian: “Нижний пруд”
- Venetian: “Stagno Lower”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Калининградский областной суд and Palace of Children and Youth Creativity.
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