I like Ozyorsk, my native I like Ozyorsk, my native town!town! I like it when the sun is I like it when the sun is shining brightlyshining brightly And when the rain’s falling And when the rain’s falling down,down, When all the gardens are When all the gardens are in bloom and full in bloom and full of flowers,of flowers, And when it’s calming And when it’s calming down during evening down during evening hours. hours. I dream my town to be I dream my town to be greener with every greener with every passing day. passing day. And let it live in And let it live in everlasting May !everlasting May !

Our native town is Our native town is Ozyorsk. Ozyorsk.

The first names of our The first names of our town were Darkemen town were Darkemen and Angherapp. and Angherapp.

In the 13th century In the 13th century the German knights-the German knights-crossers appeared on crossers appeared on the Prussian lands.the Prussian lands.

In the 16th century In the 16th century the settlement was the settlement was founded which gave founded which gave the beginning of our the beginning of our town.town.

At first the place of At first the place of Darkemen was Darkemen was mentioned in 1539. mentioned in 1539.

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On the emblem of On the emblem of Darkemen one can Darkemen one can see a black eagle on see a black eagle on the background of the background of three silver hills. three silver hills. Our town is situated Our town is situated between three hills between three hills on the both banks of on the both banks of the Angrapa riverthe Angrapa river. .

In the 18th century Darkemen became one of the In the 18th century Darkemen became one of the most developed towns of the region. The bridge most developed towns of the region. The bridge spanning both sides of the river, the mill and even spanning both sides of the river, the mill and even the electric power station were built here. The town the electric power station were built here. The town was famous by its horse yards.was famous by its horse yards.

The town survived the First World War and the Second World War. There is a stone monument near the church which remembers us about it.

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The town wasn’t greatly destroyed The town wasn’t greatly destroyed during the two world wars but the during the two world wars but the time has made the cruel time has made the cruel destructions. Our beautiful cathedral, destructions. Our beautiful cathedral, a real masterpiece of the Gothic a real masterpiece of the Gothic architecture is in ruins nowarchitecture is in ruins now..

The Second World War changed the history of the town greatly.As well as the whole part of the region the town was joined to the Soviet Union and got the new name of Ozyorsk.

The streets of our town reflect its past: the tremendous view of the German cathedral, pretty houses with red tiled roofs built in the German style, beautiful mansions and pavements made of bricks.

Our town is tiny but cozy.It is well–planned .Victory Square is in the very centre of the town .It is surrounded by a great number of small pretty private shops .At the top of the square there is an agricultural technical school .It has a great campus. A large school is in the centre of the town, too. We have only one school and two nurseries in our town, because the population of it is rather small, about a thousand people.

To the left of the square there is a great grave of the Soviet soldiers killed during the Second World War and an Eternal Flame.

I believe it’ll become more beautiful. Our town is a very quiet place and it is good to live here. I adore my home town.

I like my town in spring when all I like my town in spring when all the trees are in blossom the trees are in blossom ,,our town is our town is full of orchards and gardens and full of orchards and gardens and there are a lot of trees in the there are a lot of trees in the streetsstreets..

The English Club “4С”Ozyorsk Secondary School

15 Suvorov StreetOzyorsk

Kaliningrad Region238120Russia

Phone Number - 8 242 32285E-mail - yakatem@hotmail.com