Grolman Bastion
Grolman Bastion is a castle in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia which is located on Литовский вал. Grolman Bastion is situated nearby to the university Московский государственный университет управления. Калининградский филиал, as well as near Калининградская высшая школа управления.
- Type: Castle
- Description: bastion in Kaliningrad, Russia
- Also known as: “Grolmann Bastion”
- Address: Литовский вал 21, Калиининград
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King’s Gate and Kaliningrad Regional Amber Museum.
King’s Gate
Museum
The King's Gate is one of the former six gates that were built during the 19th century around Kaliningrad. The King's Gate was originally the Gumbinnen Gate, built in 1765 at the edge of the district Neue Sorge. King’s Gate is situated 460 metres southeast of Grolman Bastion.
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 1 km northwest of Grolman Bastion.
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 northwest of Grolman Bastion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rizhskoye and Kaliningrad.
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.
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. Hufen is situated 3½ km west of Grolman Bastion.
Grolman Bastion
- Categories: bastion, architectural landmark, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
54.7175° or 54° 43′ 3″ north
Longitude
20.53301° or 20° 31′ 59″ east
Inception
1860
Open location code
9G62PG9M+26
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=castle
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Grolman Bastion” goes by many names.
- German: “Bastion Grolman”
- German: “Grolman Bastion”
- Russian: “Бастион Грольман”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Московский государственный университет управления. Калининградский филиал and Блокгауз.
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