Water Tower

The Water Tower is the focal point of Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. The tower is one of the most prominent symbols of the city.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: building in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Also known as: “Water Tower, Svetlogorsk” and “Водонапорная башня Раушена”
Address: Октябрьская улица 11, 238560

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zodiac Sundial in Svetlogorsk and Svetlogorsk-II railway station.

Zodiac Sundial in Svetlogorsk

Clock

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Zodiac Sundial in Svetlogorsk is a clock, which is situated 360 metres north of Water Tower.

Svetlogorsk-II railway station

Railway stop

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Svetlogorsk-II railway station is a railway station located in Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad oblast, Russia. It is a terminal station for the Kaliningrad — Svetlogorsk railway. Svetlogorsk-II railway station is situated 530 metres west of Water Tower.

Svetlogorsk-I railway station

Railway station

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Svetlogorsk-I railway station is a railway station located in Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad oblast, Russia. It is 41 km down-line from Kaliningrad North railway station and is situated between Pionersky kururt and Primorsk-Novy on the Kaliningrad — Baltiysk line. Svetlogorsk-I railway station is situated 1¼ km south of Water Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Svetlogorsk and Otradnoye.

Svetlogorsk

Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Svetlogorsk is a city in Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. It was a seaside resort during the Soviet era. It has a beachfront promenade which is usually very busy in the summertime.

Otradnoye

Suburb

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Otradnoye is a suburb, which is situated 3 km west of Water Tower.

Pionerskiy

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Pionerskiy is a very small town on the Baltic Coast in Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. It is very near to Svetlogorsk and has a beach that is very much nicer than the beaches in Svetlogorsk.

Water Tower

Categories: water tower, architectural landmark, tourism, and historic site
Location: Svetlogorskiy Gorodskoy Okrug, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude

54.94328° or 54° 56′ 36″ north

Longitude

20.15446° or 20° 9′ 16″ east

Inception

1908

Levels

Height

25 metres (82 feet)

Roof shape

dome

Open location code

9G62W5V3+8Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 995725130

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=water_tower

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q52146942

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Water Tower” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Ջրմուղ աշտարակ (Սվետլոգորսկ)”
Armenian: “Ջրմուղ աշտարակ”
French: “château d’eau de Rauschen”
French: “Château d’eau de Rauschen”
German: “Wasserturm Rauschen”
Russian: “Водонапорная башня (Светлогорск)”
Russian: “Водонапорная башня”

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