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10 Places you would never believe were in Russia

A German village?

Almost. The town of Zelenogradsk is located in the Russian Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad, originally known as Konigsberg. Founded in 1255 by knights of the Teutonic Order, Konigsberg was home to many German colonists and Teutonic knights, and eventually became the capital of the Duchy of Prussia. Kaliningrad was part of the Third Reich and was taken over by the Soviet Union after World War II. Today the enclave is home to Germans, Greeks, Armenians, Poles, Russians, and Lithuanians. People who were expelled from the region after it came under Soviet control often return to wander among the old houses, cemeteries, and German castles. Many of the landmarks and towns had different names back then, for example Zelenogradsk was called Cranz.