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Prussian State Archive in Mittelhufen. The Prussian State Archive Königsberg (German: Preußisches Staatsarchiv Königsberg) was an archive in Königsberg, Germany.It consisted of documents from the state of the Teutonic Order, the Duchy of Prussia, and East Prussia.
The Kingdom of Prussia ended with the abdication of the Hohenzollern monarch, Wilhelm II, and the kingdom was succeeded by the Free State of Prussia. Königsberg and East Prussia, however, were separated from the rest of Weimar Germany following the restoration of independent Poland and the creation of the Polish Corridor. Due to the isolated ...
East Prussian Regierungsbezirk Königsberg (green), as of 1905. Regierungsbezirk Königsberg was a Regierungsbezirk, or government region, of the Prussian province of East Prussia from 1815 until 1945. The regional capital was Königsberg (since 1946, Kaliningrad).
City/Town District (Kreis) Pop. in 1939 Current Name Current Administrative Unit Allenburg: Landkreis Wehlau: 2 694: Druzhba: Kaliningrad Oblast () : Allenstein: Landkreis Allenstein
East Prussia [Note 1] was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1772 to 1829 and again from 1878 (with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 1871); following World War I it formed part of the Weimar Republic's Free State of Prussia, until 1945.
Documentation of provincial authorities and traditions (especially the former eastern provinces of Prussia) Non-state provenance, especially Brandenburg-Prussian family archives; Records of Masonic lodges and similar organizations; Miscellaneous archives, such as Mining and Metallurgical records and a rich Maps collection
Prussia (green) within the German Empire 1871–1918. A map of Austria-Hungary, showing areas inhabited by ethnic Germans in red according to the 1910 census. By the 19th century, every city of even modest size as far east as Russia had a German quarter and a Jewish quarter.
The fortifications of the former East Prussian capital Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) consist of numerous defensive walls, forts, bastions and other structures. They make up the First and the Second Defensive Belt, built in 1626—1634 and 1843—1859, respectively. [ 2 ]