The total area of Svetlogorsk urban area (SUA) is 3256 hectares, including around 7 hectares of inland water bodies.

The area lies in north-western part of Sambian peninsula, and its territory stretches for almost 15 km along the Baltic Sea coastline, from Svetolgorsk in the east to Donskoe settlement in the west.

Svetlogorsk (former Rauschen) is the main administrative, business and cultural centre of the area, and is located on the Baltic Sea cost 38 km to the northwest of Kaliningrad.

Besides Svetlogorsk (which includes Otradnoe, Maisky and Zarechny settlements) the area also includes 5 other settlements (Primorie, Lesnoe, Donskoe, Filino and Zori).

Svetlogorsk is one of the most popular tourist centres of the region and is operating as a resort town.

Resolution # 633 of August 26, 2000 defined its status of Federal resort. Svetlogorsk has a developed infrastructure of tourism services, well developed network of health-centres and recreation facilities, trade and catering enterprises.

Employment (workforce) structure:

Industry – 844 people
Agriculture – 159 people
Construction – 391 people
Tourism and recreation – 1357 people

Contact information:

Administration of "Svetlogorsk urban area" municipality,
Tel.: 8-253-2-18-58, 8-253-2-10-77
Fax: 46-67-24
E-mail: perspective@svetlogorsk-admin.ru

Information about "Svetlogorsk urban area" municipality (fact sheets )

1. Investment advantages
2. Main economic sectors
3. Demographics and human resources
4. Examples of investment projects
5. Education and social sphere
6. Tourism and healthcare
7. Engineering infrastructure
8. Transport and communication
9. Authorities
10. Approximate cost of basic resources and services
11. History and sights