Rosenau was first a suburb of and then a quarter of Königsberg, Germany, located south of the city center. Its territory is now part of the Moskovsky District of Kaliningrad, Russia.

Schlacht- und Viehhof
Schlacht- und Viehhof

The estate Rosenau, originally known as Kneiphöfischer Ratshof in comparison to Altstädtischer Ratshof, was sold by Hans Simon of Aweiden to the council of Kneiphof in 1540.[1] The estate was worked by farmers from Schönfliess and Nasser Garten.[2]

The last owners of the estate were the Schulte-Heuthaus family. Rosenau was incorporated into Königsberg in 1908.[3] It was connected to Mühlenhof to the north and Speichersdorf to the south by Aweider Allee. Ponarth was to the west. The Sportplatz am Friedländer Tor was a stadium located to Rosenau's northwest.

Rosenau developed into a working class suburb after Königsberg was connected to the railroad. In 1895, the Königsberg building councillor Mühlbach led the construction of the Schlacht- und Viehhof, a modern slaughterhouse.[4] From 1905-06 it was expanded further. Hugo Stinnes founded the Odinwerk, one of the largest factories and foundries of eastern Germany.[5] Rosenau Church served as the quarter's Protestant church.

Notes

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  1. ^ Gause I, p. 232
  2. ^ Gause II, p. 404
  3. ^ Albinus, p. 263
  4. ^ Gause II, p. 660
  5. ^ Gause III, p. 94

References

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  • Albinus, Robert (1985). Lexikon der Stadt Königsberg Pr. und Umgebung (in German). Leer: Verlag Gerhard Rautenberg. p. 371. ISBN 3-7921-0320-6.
  • Gause, Fritz (1965). Die Geschichte der Stadt Königsberg. Band I: Von der Gründung der Stadt bis zum letzten Kurfürsten (in German). Köln: Böhlau Verlag. p. 571.
  • Gause, Fritz (1968). Die Geschichte der Stadt Königsberg. Band II: Von der Königskrönung bis zum Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkriegs (in German). Köln: Böhlau Verlag. p. 761.
  • Gause, Fritz (1971). Die Geschichte der Stadt Königsberg. Band III: Vom Ersten Weltkrieg biz zum Untergang Königsbergs (in German). Köln: Böhlau Verlag. p. 327. ISBN 3-412-38871-8.