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KONIGSBERG (Polish Krolewiec) , a town of Germany, capital of the province of East Prussia and a fortress of the first rank. Pop. (188o), 140,800; (189o), 161,666; (1905), 219,862 (including the incorporated suburbs). It is situated on rising ground, on both sides of the Pregel, 42 m. from its mouth in the Frische Haff, 397 M. N. E. of Berlin, on the railway to Eydtkuhnen and at the junction of lines to Pillau, Tilsit and Kranz. It consists of three parts, which were formerly independent administrative units, the Altstadt (old town), to the west, Lobenicht to the east, and the island Kneiphof, together with numerous suburbs, all embraced in a circuit of 91 miles. The Pregel, spanned by many bridges, flows through the town in two branches, which ,unite below the Grune Briicke. Its greatest breadth within the town is from 8o to 90 yards, and it is usually frozen from November to March. Konigsberg does not retain many marks of antiquity. The Altstadt has long and. narrow streets, but the Kneiphof quarter is roomier. Of the seven market-places only that in the Altstadt retains something of its former appearance. Among the more interesting buildings are the Schloss, a long rectangle begun in 1255 and added to later, with a Gothic tower 277 ft. high and a chapel built in 1592, in which FrederickI. in 1701 and William I. in 1861 crowned themselves kings of Prussia; and the cathedral, begun in 1333 and restored in 1856, a Gothic building with a tower 164 ft. high, adjoining which is the tomb of Kant. The Schloss was originally the residence of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic order and later of the dukes of Prussia. Behind is the parade-ground, with the statues of Albert I. and of Frederick William III. by August Kiss, and the grounds also contain monuments to Frederick I. and William I. To the east is the Schlossteich, a long narrow ornamental lake covering 12 acres. The north-west side of the parade-ground is occupied by the new university buildings, completed in 1865; 'these and the new exchange on the south side of the Pregel are the finest architectural features of the town. The university (Collegium Albertinum) was founded in 1544 by Albert I., duke of Prussia, as a " purely Lutheran " place of learning. It is chiefly distinguished for its mathematical and philosophical studies, and possesses a famous observatory, established in 1811 by Frederick William Bessel, a library of about 240,000 volumes, a zoological museum, a botanical garden, laboratories and valuable mathematical and other scientific collections. Among its famous professors have been Kant (who was born here in 1724 and to whom a monument was erected in 1864), J. G. von Herder, Bessel, F. Neumann and J. F. Herbart
Konigsberg is a naval and military fortress of the first order. The fortifications were begun in 1843 and were only completed in 1905, although the place was surrounded by walls in early times. The works consist of an inner wall
Konigsberg, and the result has been to stimulate the trade of the city. It is protected for a long distance by moles, in which a break has been left in the Fischhauser Wiek, to permit of freer circulation of the water and to prevent damage to the mainland. The industries of Konigsberg have made great advances within recent
The Altstadt of Konigsberg grew up around the castle built in 12J5 by the Teutonic Order, on the advice of Ottaker II. King of Bohemia, after whom the place was named. Its first site was near the fishing village
In 1724 the three independent parts were united into a single town by Frederick William I. Konigsberg suffered severely during the war of liberation and was occupied by the French in 1807. In 1813 the town was the scene of the deliberations which led to the successful uprising of Prussia against Napoleon
See Faber, Die Haupt- and Residenzstadt Konigsberg in Preussen (Konigsberg, 1840) ; Schubert, Zur boo jahrigen JubelfeierKonigsbergs (Konigsberg. 185J); Beckherrn, Geschichte der Befestigungen Konigsbergs (Konigsberg, 1890) ; H. G. Prutz , Die konigliche Albertus-Universitit zu Konigsberg fin z9 Jahrhundert (Konigsberg, 1894); Armstedt, Geschichte der koniglichen Haupt- and Residenzstadt Konigsberg (Stuttgart, 1899) ; M.Schultze, Konigsberg and Ostpreussen zu .4nfang 1813 (Berlin, 1901); and Gordak, Wegweiser dutch Konigsberg (Konigsberg, 1904).End of Article: KONIGSBERG (Polish Krolewiec) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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