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Königsberg (/ ˈ k ɜː n ɪ ɡ z b ɜːr ɡ /, German: [ˈkøːnɪçsbɛʁk] ⓘ; lit. ' King's mountain '; Polish: Królewiec; Lithuanian: Karaliaučius; Baltic Prussian: Kunnegsgarbs; Russian: Кёнигсберг, romanized: Kyónigsberg, IPA: [ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbʲɪrk]) is the historic German and Prussian name of the medieval city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia.
Average temperatures range from −1.5 to +18.1 °C (29.3 to 64.6 °F) and rainfall varies from 36.0 millimeters (1.42 in)/month to 97.0 millimeters (3.82 in)/month. In general, it has maritime influences and therefore damp, variable and mild, with vast temperature differences between July and January. The seasons are clearly differentiated.
The Battle of Königsberg, also known as the Königsberg offensive, was one of the last operations of the East Prussian offensive during World War II. In four days of urban warfare, Soviet forces of the 1st Baltic Front and the 3rd Belorussian Front captured the city of Königsberg, present day Kaliningrad, Russia.
Today, Kaliningrad is part of Russia. The centre square of Kaliningrad resides on the site of the castle which, despite its name, actually lies to the southeast of the town centre. Adjacent to the centre square on the filled-in moat was the "House of Soviets", [9] which in 1960 was intended to be the central administration building ...
[1] June: City of Königsberg expanded by uniting Altstadt, Kneiphof, and Löbenicht. [1] Königsberg City Archive is located in the Town Hall (approximate date). 1734 – 8 August: Polish King Stanisław Leszczyński stops in the city. [24] 1735 – Math problem "Seven Bridges of Königsberg" presented. 1736
On November 1, 1905, the southern districts of the two regions were separated to create Regierungsbezirk Allenstein. According to the Prussian census of 1905, the reduced Regierungsbezirk Königsberg had a population of 893,427, of which around 96% were Germans and 4% were Lithuanians , who were mainly concentrated in the districts of Labiau ...
In January 1262 reinforcements arrived from the Rhineland, led by William IV, Count of Jülich, and Engelbert I, Count of the Mark. [1] The crusading army arrived in the afternoon of 21 January 1262 [2] and desired to attack the pagans right away, but decided to wait for the next morning. During the nighttime, the Prussians abandoned their ...
On 2 November, a supply train of 1st Infantry Division suffered a major accident near Bütow (Pommern).Due to the involvement of a staff car carrying divisional officers in the accidents, three officers of the division were killed and twelve more critically injured. 18 other men, including officers, NCOs and enlisted men, suffered light injuries.