A mill, situated on the area of today’s Ozyorsky District, was built in 19th century and belonged to Karl Rosemund.

In 1736 Darkemen became a garrison town. In April 1892 here came the Battalion of 59. Infantry Regiment.

The territory of the Weedern estate is an area of 1276 ha. The second part of the estate, including villages of Szirgruponen,

At the place of the huge forest, in 1847, Johan Friedrich Wilhelm Farenheid started a building of a park with ponds and wide alleys, decorated with sculptures.

One of the most important historical events connected with this building was the moment when the king of Prussia, Frederick William III with his wife Louisa and the Emperor of Russia Alexander I dwelled there.

The house was built at the market place in 1903. The host had run an inn there. The citizens of Darkemen had called it „the village dog with a hoe”.

The protestant church was consecrated on 9th of October 1842. The church’s construction had a significant defect – the short tower had blocked the development of the city’s industry,

The Ozyorsk (Darkemen) market place was highly impressive because of its trading area – 3,25 ha. It was the biggest market place in the Kaliningrad Oblast.