Paradeplatz (Königsberg)
The Paradeplatz was originally the Königsgarten in the royal capital and residence of Königsberg . From 1939 the Lasch bunker was built under the green spaces in front of the Albertus University in Königsberg . With Otto Lasch's surrender on April 9, 1945, the downfall of Königsberg was sealed there.
history
Grand Master Friedrich von Sachsen had grassland fenced north of the palace in 1509. This was the beginning of the ducal garden. It reached to Junkerstrasse. The Hetzgarten connected to the area up to Münzgasse. A large table was held in this garden on the occasion of the wedding of Prince Elector Johann Sigismund to Anna of Prussia in 1594. The famous old linden tree froze in the winter of 1708/09. The soldier king had a parade ground with a church built from it, which eventually became eponymous. So in 1731, Schultheiß von Unfried began to build a church instead of the parade house. In the case of the boggy soil alone, the amount intended for construction was largely used for the foundation. The king's death and subsequent circumstances prevented new sums from being approved. Frederick the Great had the building, which had already matured at window height, abandoned. Nearby was the Hetzgarten , which was abolished on the occasion of the tribute celebrations for Frederick the Great and the 1000 thalers intended for his entertainment were instead given to the poor. In 1791 a new drill house was built on the north side. In 1808 the last gauntlet took place on the square . In 1806 , Minister Freiherr von Schrötter laid the foundation stone for the city theater on the foundation stone of the garrison church that was not built . In 1809 the King Friedrich Wilhelm III. the city square, with the condition that it should never be built on. In 1844 Friedrich Wilhelm IV. Laid the foundation stone for the New University in place of the old parade house. On August 3, 1851, the equestrian statue of King Friedrich Wilhelm III. revealed. In 1885 the Kantdenkmal von Rauch was added. The square was designed like a garden: chestnut and linden trees framed the square. On the emperor's birthday, parades were still held in the open spaces. At Christmas time there was a Christmas market with junk shops. In 1920 the square was redesigned again. In the 1930s, the southern Kastanienallee was cut down to make room for the tram from Steindamm to Tragheim. In 1939 the Lasch bunker was built on the square. The buildings on Paradeplatz were destroyed in the air raids on Königsberg and later, with the exception of the Albertina, were demolished.
Restaurants
The Postelmannsche Bumskeller , the later Munich Bock, was located on Paradeplatz and at the corner of Tragheimer Kirchenstrasse .
literature
- Robert Albinus: Königsberg Lexicon. City and surroundings . Flechsig, Würzburg 2002, ISBN 3-88189-441-1 .
- Richard Armstedt: history of the royal. Capital and residence city of Königsberg in Prussia. Hobbing & Büchle, Stuttgart 1899 ( German land and life in single descriptions . 2, city stories), (reprint: Melchior-Verlag, Wolfenbüttel 2006, ISBN 3-939102-70-9 ( historical library )).
- Fritz Gause : The history of the city of Königsberg in Prussia. 3 volumes. 2nd / 3rd supplemented edition. Böhlau, Cologne et al. 1996, ISBN 3-412-08896-X .
- Baldur Köster: Königsberg. Architecture from the German era . Husum Druck, Husum 2000, ISBN 3-88042-923-5 .
- Jürgen Manthey : Königsberg - history of a world citizenship republic . Hanser , Munich 2005, ISBN 3-446-20619-1 .
- Gunnar Strunz: Discover Königsberg. Between Memel and fresh lagoon . Trescher, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-89794-071-X .
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Coordinates: 54 ° 42 ′ 48.8 " N , 20 ° 30 ′ 38.4" E