The history of the city may be divided into four periods: the Old Prussian settlement known as Twangste before 1255; the Polish city of Królewiec from 1454 to 1455 and then fief of Poland from 1456 to 1657; the German city of Königsberg from 1657 to 1945; and the Russian city of Kaliningrad from 1945 to present.
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1900-1945 edit · 1901. Queen Louise Memorial Church and Pillau-Königsberg canal built. · 1903 – Siegfried Körte becomes mayor. · 1905 - Population: 219,862.
Apr 22, 2024 · Battle of Friedland, (June 14, 1807), engagement of the Napoleonic Wars fought at Friedland (now Pravdinsk, Russia), 27 miles (43 km) southeast ...
Aug 22, 2023 · Koenigsberg, as the city of Kaliningrad was once known, was founded by Teutonic knights in the 13th Century. It became one of the cities of the ...
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Apr 12, 2024 · Kinda ironic. The Germans replaced the old Prussians, and called themselves Prussians. Then the Russians replaced the old (german) Prussians.
7 days ago · The city was founded by the Teutonic Knights in 1288 and was the site of the treaty negotiated between Napoleon and Tsar Alexander I in 1807.
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Conquered by the Red Army in 1945, Stalin enforced the mass expulsion of the native population and repopulated it with people from the Soviet Union. The name ...
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The city's history began in 1255, when the Teutonic Knights founded a fortress on a hill, named Königsberg (King's Hill). The city first became part of Russia ...
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Königsberg (as the city of Kaliningrad was once known) was founded by Teutonic knights in the XIII century. It became one of the cities of the Hanseatic ...
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