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Königsberg was well known within Germany for its unique regional cuisine. [citation needed] A popular dish from the city was Königsberger Klopse, which is still made today in some specialist restaurants in the now Russian city and elsewhere in present-day Germany. Other food and drink native to the city included: Königsberger Marzipan
The Königsberg Castle (German: Königsberger Schloss, Russian: Кёнигсбергский замок, romanized: Konigsbergskiy zamok) was one of the landmarks of the city of Königsberg (since 1946 Kaliningrad, Russia).
Königsberg remained the coronation city of the Prussian monarchy, though the capital was moved to Berlin in 1701. From 1454 to 1455, the city under the name of Królewiec belonged to the Kingdom of Poland, and from 1466 to 1657 it was a Polish fief. Königsberg was the easternmost large city in Germany until World War II.
Abraomas Kulvietis (1509–1545), religious reformer at Königsberg Albertina University; Stanisław Murzynowski (c. 1527–1553), Polish writer, translator and a Lutheran activist during the Protestant Reformation. Caspar Schütz (c. 1540 Eisleben – 1594 Danzig), historian at Königsberg and Danzig, interest in the history of Prussia.
Construction of Königsberg Castle began in 1255 during the conquest of Samland by the Teutonic Knights, part of the Prussian Crusade.An initial settlement was founded north of the castle (later known as Steindamm) the following year, but this was destroyed by Sambians during the 1262 Siege of Königsberg. [1]
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. Most of it is now part of the Prussian Privy State Archives in Berlin-Dahlem.
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).
The Königsberg fortifications became largely obsolete even before the completion of construction due to the rapid development of artillery. [2] Following the military setbacks of Nazi Germany , however, they became strategically important again (particularly during the East Prussian Offensive ).