Albinus Robert "Lexikon der Stadt Koenigsberg Pr. und Umgebung"
quick guide to German about people, places, phenomena that left their mark on the history of the main city of the VP
http://vk.com/doc11780017_199525627
Bachtin Anatolij, Doliesen Gerhard "Kirchen in Nord-Ostpreussen"
Thanks for the paper version mebius777
And swinokotleta
http://vk.com/doc11780017_105732762
Dignath Walter, Ziesmann Herbert "Die Kirchen des Samlandes"
http://vk.com/doc11780017_105732173
Gause Fritz "Königsberg in Preussen: die geschichte einer europäischen stadt"
Gause Fritz “Konigsberg in Prussia. The history of a European city"
http://vk.com/doc11780017_125903690
Gumbinnen Stadt und Land Bildokumentation. Band 1
Anyone who understands German even a little should understand it.
Provided by esesna mebius777
http://vk.com/doc11780017_148872451
Kurt Dieckert / Horst Grossmann - DER KAMPF UM OSTPREUSSEN
https://vk.com/doc11780017_241454535- 9MB, fully recognized text (of course, there may be errors), at the end of the picture)
Muehlpfordt Herbert - Koenigsberger Skulpturen und ihre Meister 1255-1945
https://vk.com/doc11780017_335005374- 40MB
Neumaerker Uwe, Knopf Volker "Görings Revier: Jagd und Politik in der Rominter Heide"
mebius777
shared scans of this wonderful book, they weighed about a gigabyte, I had to play around and it turned out to be 132 MB in one file
http://vk.com/doc11780017_199835018
Schulz Horst "Der Kreis Preussisch Eylau. Geschichte und Dokumentation eines ostpreussischen Landkreises"
I threw the paper version starec_grigoriy
http://vk.com/doc11780017_152187667
Stadt und Kreis Darkehmen (Angerapp). Ein Bild- und Documentationsband
There are also many bukaf friends here. I threw the paper version starec_grigoriy
http://vk.com/doc11780017_148875478
Schoen Heinz "Tragoedie Ostpreussen 1944-1948"
Language: German, but a lot of weird photos and information. Particularly interesting is the second part of the book, made up of memoirs. German soldiers. I highly recommend it to language experts
http://vk.com/doc11780017_132004078
Annanurov Aman-Murad "Battle of Koenigsberg"
One might say a bibliographic rarity. Released in 1965 in Ashgabat with a circulation of 5000 copies, which by Union standards is slightly less than nihua.
Devoted to combat path 18th Guards Division of the 11th Guards Army in East Prussia. The author writes about things that few people wrote about at that time. However, read it, there are not very many pages, but as points for further research - that’s it!
http://vk.com/doc11780017_103501783
Bakhtin Anatoly Pavlovich "Castles and fortifications of East Prussia"
It’s already clear what to expect when reading
http://vk.com/doc11780017_116470346
Butovskaya Svetlana Georgievna "City on Fire"
A work of fiction about the situation in Koenigsberg before the assault.
The volume is quite small - 100 pages.
https://vk.com/doc11780017_208388958- 1.5 MB
East Prussia. Quick reference
Year of publication 1944, intended for officers of the Red Army
http://vk.com/doc11780017_117227637
East Prussia since ancient times. Team of authors
The most famous publication of 1996. One of the very first voluminous works on our region, from antiquity to WW2. But there is one nuance: some of the few illustrations (not all) got a little dirty when translated into b/w format, but you can find them on the Internet without difficulty, because the babayans are hundreds of years old
http://vk.com/doc11780017_148866260
Golchikov Sergey Alexandrovich "Battlefield - Prussia"
the first critical analysis of the East Prussian operation, although all data is taken from open sources, gave birth to considerable holivars in its time
http://vk.com/doc11780017_116471136
Drigo Sergey Vasilievich "Feat behind the feat"
about Heroes Soviet Union- participants in the battles in East Prussia / S.V. Drigo. - Ed. 2nd, add. - Kaliningrad: Kaliningr. book publishing house, 1984. - 358 pp.: ill. : portrait, maps; 24 cm - Alf. decree. names: s. 353-355. - Geogr. decree: p. 356-357. - 10000 copies.
mebius777
http://vk.com/doc11780017_125294337
Ivanov Yuri Nikolaevich "Dancing in the crematorium"
Autobiographical book about the first months Soviet power in Koenigsberg. Without reading this book you will never get an idea of feelings and experiences Soviet people on German soil
http://vk.com/doc11780017_131430460
The history of the wars of the twentieth century in monuments to their participants in the Kal. region
known to many as the “shit book”, yes this is it!!!11
http://vk.com/doc11780017_116468879
Kaliningrad 1960-1964-1968
the archive contains three reference books of the corresponding years
- Velau (Znamensk) The city was taken on January 23, 1945 during the Insterburg-Koenigsberg operation.
- Gumbinnen (Gusev) Having launched the offensive on January 13, 1945, the soldiers of the 28th Army were able to overcome enemy resistance and, by the end of January 20, break into the eastern outskirts of the city. At 22:00 on January 21, by order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the capture of the city was announced, gratitude was announced to the distinguished troops and a salute was given to the 12th artillery. salvos from 124 guns.
- Darkemen (Ozersk) The city was captured on January 23, 1945 during the Insterburg-Koenigsberg operation. In 1946, the city was renamed Ozyorsk. After the Second World War the city was heavily damaged, but the city center still retains its historical appearance.
- Insterburg (Chernyakhovsk) Troops of the 3rd Belorussian Front, 22.1..45. carried out an offensive along the entire front. In the Koenigsberg direction, with a decisive blow they broke the fierce resistance of the enemy on the Pregel River and stormed a powerful stronghold, a communications hub and the vital center of East Prussia, the city of Instenburg... . … Seventh: 6 The army continued its attack on Instenburg. As a result of decisive actions by the right flank and center, the resistance of the enemy's Instenburg lines was broken through. At the end of the day they were still fighting on the left flank...
- Kranz (Zelenogradsk) Krantz was busy Soviet troops February 4, 1945. There were fierce battles on the Curonian Spit, but Kranz himself was practically unharmed during the war. In 1946 Kranz was renamed Zelenogradsk.
- Labiau (Polessk) The city was captured on January 23, 1945 during the Insterburg-Koenigsberg operation. In 1946, it was renamed Polessk in honor of the historical and geographical region of Polesie.
- Neuhausen (Gurievsk) On January 28, 1945, the village of Neuhausen was taken by the 192nd rifle division under the command of Colonel L. G. Bosanets. On April 7 of the same year, the Königsberg district was formed with its center in Neuhausen, and on September 7, 1946, the city was renamed in honor of the Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General Stepan Savelyevich Guryev (1902-1945), who died during the assault on Pillau
- Pillau (Baltiysk) The city was captured on April 25, 1945 by the troops of the 3rd Belorussian Front and the forces of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet during the Zemland operation. The 11th Guards Army under Colonel General Galitsky took part in the assault on Pillau. On November 27, 1946, Pillau received the name Baltiysk.
- Preussisch-Eylau (Bagrationovsk) The city was captured on February 10, 1945 during the East Prussian operation. On September 7, 1946, the city was renamed in honor of the Russian commander hero Patriotic War 1812 by General Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration.
- Ragnit (Neman) The fortified city of Ragnit was captured by storm on January 17, 1945. After the war, Ragnit was renamed Neman in 1947.
- Raushen (Svetlogorsk) In April 1945, Rauschen and the surrounding settlements were occupied without fighting. In 1946 it was renamed Svetlogorsk.
- Tapiau (Gvardeysk) The city was captured on January 25, 1945 by troops of the 3rd Belorussian Front during the Insterburg-Koenigsberg Operation: 39 A - part of the forces of the 221st Infantry Division (Major General Kushnarenko V.N.), 94th Infantry Division (Major General Popov I.I.)
- Tilsit (Sovetsk) The troops of the 3rd Belorussian Front, decisively developing the offensive, defeated the enemy’s Tilsit group and cut all the roads connecting Tilsit with Insterburg. Subsequently, with a swift strike by units of the 39th and 43rd armies at 10 p.m. 30m. On January 19, 1945, they captured the powerful German defense center in East Prussia, the city of Tilsit.
- Fischhausen (Primorsk) The city was captured on April 17, 1945 during the Zemland operation.
- Friedland (Pravdinsk) The city was captured on January 31, 1945 by the troops of the 3rd Belorussian Front during the East Prussian Operation: 28 A - part of the forces of the 20 Infantry Division (Major General Myshkin A.A.), 20 Infantry Division (Major General Shvarev N.A.)
- Haselberg (Krasnoznamensk) On January 18, 1945, the city was taken by troops of the 3rd Belorussian Front during the Insterburg-Koenigsberg operation. In 1946 it was renamed Krasnoznamensk.
- Heiligenbeil (Mamonovo) The city was captured on March 25, 1945 during the destruction of the Heilsberg enemy group.
- Stallupenen (Nesterov) The city was captured on October 25, 1944 by troops of the 3rd Belorussian Front during the Gumbinnen operation.
Coast of East Prussia
Populated areas of the Königsberg province.Brownsberg.
Regional center in the Königsberg district (21 thousand inhabitants). Located on the river. Passarge, 8 km from its confluence with the Frisch Gaff, on the north-eastern slope of the Elbing Upland, on main highway Berlin - Tczew (Darschau) - Königsberg, from which there is a branch to Melsack and Elbing. Passarge divides Braunsberg into Old and New town and in this place it is accessible for the passage of motor vessels. In Braunsberg there are district and city authorities, financial and customs departments, a local court, hospitals, 2 hospitals, 12 outpatient clinics, a cigarette factory, and breweries.
Braunsberg was built in 1241; was the residence of Bishop Ermland. In 1284 he joined Hanseatic League. In 1466 it became part of Poland. From 1626 to 1635 it belonged to Sweden, from 1656 to 1663 to Brandenburg, and from 1772 to Prussia.
Wormdit.
Town in the Braunsberg district of Königsberg district, 7,800 inhabitants (1939). The city is located in Ermland, 61 m above sea level, on the river. Drevenz and on railways ah Königsberg-Allenstein and Morungen-Heilsberg.
The city has a tax department, a forestry department, a court, a bank, a hospital, a secondary school, and a library. The following industries are represented: brickmaking, flour milling, engineering and tobacco industries.
Heilsberg.
A city in the area of the same name in the Königsberg district in East Prussia. Occupies 24 sq. km, population 11,787 people. Located at the confluence of the river. Simser in the river Alle, at the junction of the Zinten - Bischofsburg, Elbing-Rastenburg and Wormdith-Bartenstein railway lines. Residence district court, landrat and financial management. There is a castle (1350-1400), a Catholic church (XIV century), the Great Gate (remains of the city wall), a real school, an advanced girls' school, and a radio station. Agriculture, livestock farming and grain trade are developed.
Rustenburg.
The regional center of the rural district of the same name in the Königsberg district. Occupies 31 sq. km with a population of 19,634 people. Located on the river. Guber, 105 m above sea level, railway lines Königsberg - Lick and Bischofsburg - Angerburg and narrow-gauge railways Rastenburg - Sensburg, Rastenburg - Rhein, Rastenburg-Nordenburg (or Gerdauen), Rastenburg - Drengfurt, Palace of the Teutonic Order, built in 1329, George's Church of the 14th century;. In the city, district and city authorities^ district court, savings bank and bank branches, gymnasium, secondary school, oberlyceum, trade school, district hospital, stud farm, mills, sugar and breweries, bazaars - sale of cattle and horses.
Velau.
Regional center of the government district of Koenigsberg. Population: 8,600 inhabitants.
The city is located at the confluence of the river. Alla in the river Pregel (both rivers are navigable), 10 m above sea level, on the Königsberg - Eidtkunen and Wehlau - Heilsberg railways. There is a church and town hall of the 14th century, a number of buildings of the 15th-17th centuries, financial and tax departments, a court, a landrat, a burgomaster, the Allenberg provincial hospital, an orphanage, a secondary school, men's and women's advanced schools, and a museum. Industry: mills, paper mills, wood processing industry.
Gumbinnen.
District center of Gumbinnen district. Area 13 sq. km, population. 24,534 people. Located on a plain at the confluence of the river. Rominte in the r. Pissa, 42 m above sea level. Junction of the Berlin-Königsberg-Eidtkunen, Gumbinnen-Angerburg and Gumbinnen-Spittkemen railways. District management center. It houses the Landrat, district and city authorities, the main postal directorate, financial and customs departments, and the district court; In the central part of the city, in the old castle, there is a cadet infantry and cavalry school. The garrison is also located here.
Educational institutions in Gumbinnen: branch of the administrative academy of Königsberg, gymnasium, secondary school, lyceum, vocational schools. There are bank and savings bank branches in the city. There are enterprises for the production of agricultural machinery, steam mills, and a power station. Trade is dominated by agricultural and livestock products ( cattle and horses).
In 1914, a battle took place near Gumbinnen. Russian troops defeated the Germans and forced them to retreat deep into East Prussia.
Tilsit.
Tilsit is the regional center of the government district of Gumbinnen. Occupies 50 sq. km with a population of 58 thousand people.
Located on the left bank of the navigable Neman River, across which there is the Queen Louise Bridge (416 m).
The city lies on the railway lines Tilsit-Königsberg, Tilsit-Insterburg, Tilsit-Stallupenen, Tilsit-Klaipeda (Memel) - Majoren and Tilsit-Laugszargen. The narrow-gauge railways Tilsit - Splitter and Tilsit - Mikiten pass through it.
In Tilsit there are district and city authorities (landrat, burgomaster), financial and customs departments, a court, a branch of the state bank, a secondary school, two lyceums, a district hospital and a hospital for pulmonary patients.
Tilsit is a significant industrial and shopping mall. The wood processing and food industries are developed: cellulose production, brewing, distilling.
Until the 19th century Tilsit was called Tilse. It arose in 1288 and received city rights in 1552. Here, on July 7, 1807, the Peace of Tilsit was concluded between Russia and France. During the First World War, Tilsit was occupied by Russian troops.
Insterburg.
The city of Insterburg covers an area of 44.11 square meters. km, is part of the government district of Gumbinnen in the province of East Prussia. In 1939, the city of Insterburg had a population of 48,700. Located on the river. Angerapp at its confluence with the river. And he didn’t rub it - at the beginning of the navigable river. Pregel.
Insterburg is an important junction of the Berlin-Königsberg-Eidtkunen, Insterburg-Deutsch-Eylau, Insterburg-Tidzit, Insterburg-Lick and narrow-gauge railways, Insterburg-Kraupichken, Insterburg-Skaisgirren and Insterburg-Tremnen.
Insterburg is the regional center and the seat of local authorities (the mayor with advisers, the district court, the financial and customs departments). There are chambers of commerce and industry.
A gymnasium, a secondary school, a line, two secondary schools, an agricultural school, a district hospital, a clinic, an agricultural testing station.
The following industries predominate: brick making, production of chemicals, artificial stones, production of sugar, alcohol, vinegar and mustard. There is also a tannery, a steam mill, and small enterprises for processing meat products.
The main buildings of the city: the former palace of the order (XIV century) and the Lutheran church (1610-1612). In the north of the city is the famous Georgenburg estate (610 inhabitants) with Ordensburg. founded in 1350; V last years converted into a stud farm.
Insterburg was founded in 1336 and was originally a castle. In 1583 it received city rights. During the First World War it was occupied by Russian troops from August 24 to September 11, 1914.
Goldap.
District center of Gumbinnen district, 29 sq. km with a population of 13 thousand people. Located at the foot of the Seesker heights, on the river. Goldap, 2 km from the lake. Goldap, 167 m above sea level. Junction of the Lick-Insterburg, Goldap-Stallupenen and Goldap-Königsberg railways. The seat of district authorities, financial and tax administration.
Educational institutions: secondary school, lyceum, winter agricultural school. There is a district hospital and a savings bank. Flour milling and brick industry.
First world war Goldap was occupied by Russian troops:
Angerburg.
District center of the government district of Gumbinnen, 31 sq. km, population 11 thousand inhabitants.
Located on the river. Angerapp, 2 km north of its confluence with the lake. Mauersee, 116 m above sea level. Junction of railways going to Goldap, Raetenburg, Gerdauen, Letzen and Gumbinnen. The shipping line on the Masurian Lakes in the direction of Letzen-Nikolaiken-Rudschanny begins here. Akgerburg houses the landrat, burgomaster, court, financial and tax departments. There is a real school, an advanced women's school, an agricultural school, a hospital, and a bank branch.
Angerburg was founded in 1571.
Allenstein.
The county seat of the government district of Allenstein. The city covers an area of 53.13 square meters. km - with a population of 50,396 people, of which 25,673 are male. The city is located on the river. Alle, 119 m above sea level. It is the main communication route hub. The Berlin-Toruń-Insterburg and Keigsberg-Naidenburg-Warsaw railway lines intersect here. Roads to Elbing and Lyck branch off from them. This advantageous position the city gives it great strategic importance,
Allenstein is the seat of county and district authorities. It houses the judicial authorities, financial administration, chambers of commerce, industry and crafts. Before the war, there was a Polish consulate in Allenstein.
Educational institutions: gymnasium, secondary school, oberlyceum, secondary girls' school, advanced trade school, agricultural school.
Sanitary institutions: hospital, children's clinic, hospital for tuberculosis patients. Near Allenstein there is a hospital and sanatorium Kortau. The most important ancient buildings are the palace-cathedral capital (1360-1370), the Great Gate (14th century) and the Jacobi Catholic Church. The town hall and government offices have been rebuilt.
Allenstein is the center of a busy trade in livestock and hops. Industry: brick making, sawmills, furniture and match making, to a lesser extent machine building. Banks. In the northern part of the city there is a city park.
The city was founded in 1348 and was initially a fortress. In 1353 it received city rights, in 1466 it went to Poland, in 1772 - to Prussia. In August 1914 it was occupied by Russian troops.
The fascist party newspaper Allensteiner Zeitung is published in the city,
Naidenburg.
District center of the rural district of Neidenburg in the government district of Allenstein. The Neidenburg district occupies 1146.11 square meters. km with a population of 39,730 people. Neidenburg had 9,200 inhabitants. The city is located on the river. Najda and the Allenstein-Torun railways to Naidenburg-Ortelsburg.
In Naidenburg there is a district administration - the Landrat, a community administration - the burgomaster with deputies and advisers, a labor front administration for labor recruitment (Naidenburg, Deutschestrasse 15, tel. 422), a financial customs administration, a bank, and a district savings bank.
There is a gymnasium, a district hospital, and a nursing home.
The city has developed woodworking and flour-grinding industries, as well as brick production. Known as a major livestock market.
Osterode.
District town of the rural district of Osterode in the government district of Allenstein. Occupies an area of 21.41 square meters. km with a population of 19,519 people. The city is located at the mouth of the river. Drevenz. Railway junction Berlin - Toruń-Deutsch-Eylau-Insterburg, Elbing-Hohenstein, Osterode-Morungea, Osterode-Dzialdowo (Soldau).
Center for district administration (landrat, district party bodies, financial management, district bank, savings bank). There is a castle of the Teutonic Order, a gymnasium, a secondary school, a lyceum, an advanced trade school, a financial school, an agricultural school, a district hospital, a hospital, and railway workshops.
Lick.
District seat of the Allenstein government district. Territory - 34 sq. km, population - 16,482 people. Located in the south-eastern part of the Masurian Lakes near the eastern coast of the lake. Likkos, at the confluence of the river. Likk, 132 m above sea level. The railway junction of Königsberg - Prostken, Lick-Allenstein, Lick-Sensburg and Lick-Insterburg. The seat of district and city authorities, customs administration, and district forestry administration. The ancient Lykk Castle is located on the island of Lake Lykk. There are real schools, an oberlyceum, and a regional hospital. Livestock and horse breeding are developed.
Letzen.
The regional seat of Allenstein County. Occupies 43 sq. km with a population of 16 thousand people.
Letzen is located among the Masurian Lakes, on the northern coast of the lake. Leventin-see. Letzen is a junction of the Konigsberg-Prostken, Letzen-Johannisburg and Letzen-Angerburg railways. Height above sea level 120 m.
The Landrat, the district court, and the financial department are located here.
Letzen was founded in 1335. There is a museum, a gymnasium, a lyceum, a school of fishing and agriculture, and a bank branch. The following industries are represented: woodworking, flour milling, shipbuilding (construction of small-tonnage ships, boats various types). Trade in timber, livestock, fish, grain. Through the lake system, navigation to Angerburg and Nikolaiken-Rudshanni.
Not far from Letzen there is a small fortress called Boyen.
Ortelsburg.
The district town of the rural district of Ortelsburg, in the district of Allenstein, covers an area of 39 square meters. km with a population of 14,234 people. Located on the Allein Stein-Lyck, Ortelsburg-Rotflies and Ortelsburg-Neidenburg railways. The city has an ancient castle, a secondary school, a high lyceum, a museum, and a hospital. The woodworking industry, brick production, flour milling, brewing, and horse breeding are developed.
At the beginning of the First World War, Ortelsburg was occupied by Russian troops.
Johannesburg.
Regional seat of Allenstein County, 6,500 inhabitants. Located at the confluence of the river. Pissek in the lake Warschau (Roche See); 116 m above sea level, next to the largest forest area in East Prussia and at the intersection of the Allenstein-Lyck, Johannieburg-Lötzen and Johannisburg-Dlottoven railways.
Seat of the Landrat and city authorities. There is a court, a main tax and financial department, and two forestry departments.
The city has preserved the remains of an ancient castle. From educational institutions One can mention a real school, a secondary school for girls, and an agricultural school. The city also has a regional museum, a regional hospital, and a savings bank. Industrial enterprises: sawmills, mills, brick, plywood and canneries. Trade mainly in grain, livestock, timber, and fish. Along the river Pissek has connections by motor boats to Rudshanni and Nikolaiken.
In 1914, Johannisburg was occupied by Russian troops.
Marienwerder.
Marienwerder is the district center of the government district of West Prussia. The area occupied by the city. 20 sq. km. Population: 20 thousand people.
The residence of the government president, landrat and burgomaster, district and district courts. Financial and postal departments, tax administration, district savings bank, gymnasium, secondary school, oberlyceum, women's secondary and agricultural schools. There is a local history museum "West Prussia".
The city is located 5 km from the river. Vistula, 34-63 m above sea level.
From Marienwerder there are railways to Marienburg, Riesenburg, Freistadt, Grudziandz (Graudenz) and Schmintau,
The tobacco, clay, and canning industries are developed, and there is a power station.
In the city a large number of ancient buildings, among which stand out is the Gothic-style cathedral of the 14th century with a tower 55 m high and the castle built in the 13th century.
By Treaty of Versailles the former district of Marienwerder went to Poland. Germany was left with only its northeastern part, which became known as the district of West Prussia. In November 1939, the Germans united captured Danzig with part of Polish territory, and this district formed administrative unit imperial subordination - the imperial region of Danzig-West Prussia with three government districts. The city of Marienwerder moved away from East Prussia and, as part of the new region, is the center of the district of the same name,
Elbing.
Elbing occupies 31 square meters. km with a population of 86 thousand people.
Located on the navigable river1 Elbing, 3 km from the lake. Drausensee, 8 km from the southern coast of the Frisch Gaff, 6 m above sea level.
Elbing lies on the Berlin-Dirschau - Königsberg - Eidtkunen, Elbing - Brauneberg and Elbing-Osterode railway lines. It is connected by steamship to Kolberg, Pillau, Königsberg, Danzig, Marienburg, Stettin and Hamburg.
The city is divided into two parts: the old one, located on the right bank of the river. Elbing. and new. Old city is rich in ancient buildings of the 13th-16th centuries, while the new quarters house industrial enterprises. Ahead is the metallurgical industry (Schihau shipbuilding plants, steam locomotives, cars and turbines), factories of cars, tractors, motors and agricultural equipment, as well as the production of wooden parts for aircraft construction. The food industry is represented by breweries and distilleries.
Elbing is the administrative and cultural center district. It houses district and city authorities, a border commissariat, a district court, a pedagogical academy, trade and craft schools, a real school, a secondary school for men and women, a city library of 56,000 volumes, an archive, a Historical Museum, 3 hospitals, 5 hospitals. Elbing was founded in 1237.
Marienburg.
Marienburg is the regional center of the district of West Prussia. Occupies 28 sq. km with a population of 27 thousand people. Located on the high right bank of the navigable river Nogat (200-meter bridge), 15-19 m above sea level, at the junction of the Berlin-Königsberg, Marienburg-Deutsch-Aylau, Marienburg-Torun (Torya), Marienburg-Allenstein, Marienburg- Tiegenhof.
Marienburg is the residence of the landrat and burgomaster, the district court, water management, and the district cash office. There are two archives: the city archive, founded in 1398 with a library of 2,400 volumes, and (the archive of Marienburg Castle (Friedrichplatz 4). Museums: the state collection of the castle, opened in 1824, and the local history collection of Nogatgau, organized in 1925. Gymnasium , lyceum, real school, hospital.
Industry: rubber, parquet, ceramic, soap making; there are sawmills. Bus lines cross the city. Navigation on the river Nogat,
Deutsch-Eylau.
A city in the rural region of Rosenberg district of West Prussia, separated in 1940 from East Prussia, occupies 23 square meters. km with a population of 14 thousand people. Located on the southern coast of the lake. Geserich See, 100 m above sea level. On the railway lines Berlin - Insterburg, Deutsch-Eylau-Marienburg and Deutsch-Eylau-Soldau.
There is a gymnasium, a lyceum, an accounting school, a sawmill, a potato flour factory and an engineering plant. Agriculture and livestock farming are developed,
Riesenburg.
The city in the Rosenberg district was also allocated in 1940 to the new district of West Prussia. Riesenburg is located on a spit between the river. Libe from the east and lake. Schloss See from the west, 30 m above sea level. It is a junction of the Marienburg-Deutsch-Eylau, Riesenburt-Freistadt and Marienwerder-Mieswalde railways. According to data for 1939, 8,100 people lived there. There is a real school. From industrial enterprises - mills, sawmills and a sugar factory.
Reproduced from: East Prussia. Statistical review. 1945.Tags:
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German funds
MAIN CUSTOMS OFFICE TILSIT
HAUPTZOLLAMT TILSIT
F.1, 1925 – 1941, 5 storage units.
The fund contains: correspondence with the Imperial Ministry of Finance,
provincial finance department; list settlements, belonging to the main customs house Tilsit.
PEASANT UNION OF THE PROVINCE OF EAST PRUSSIA. DISTRICT OFFICE GERDAUEN
LANDESBAUERNSCHAFT OSTPREUSSEN. KREISBAUERNSCHAFT GERDAUEN
F.2, 1937 – 1944, 10 units. hr.
AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE
ALBRECHT UNIVERSITY
LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHES INSTITUT DER ALBERTUS- UNIVERSITAET ZU KOENIGSBERG
F.3, 1834 – 1932, 78 items.
The fund contains: correspondence with the trustees of the university and other correspondents on educational, financial, economic and other issues; documents of candidates for the title of teacher of agricultural disciplines; exam papers; dissertations.
KÖNIGSBERG STATE ARCHIVE
STAATSARCHIV ZU KOENIGSBERG
F.4, 1908 – 1943, 7 storage units.
The fund contains: correspondence with institutions on archival matters.
THREE CROWNS MASONIC LODGE
LOGE ZU DEN DREI KRONEN
F.5, 1846 – 1910, 4 items.
SUPERINTENDENT AT RUSSELL
ERZPRIESTER IN ROESSEL
F.6, 1936, 1 storage unit.
ROYAL ALBRECHT UNIVERSITY IN KONIGSBERG
ALBERTUS-UNIVERSITAETZU KOENIGSBERG
F.7, 1557 – 1943, 19 items.
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE AT THE DISTRICT COURT OF POLTUSK
STAATSANWALTSCHAFT BEI DEM BEZIRKSGERICHT ZU POLTUSK
F.8, 1947, 1 storage unit.
The fund contains an investigative file.
ROYAL GOVERNMENT IN KONIGSBERG. DEPARTMENT OF CHURCH AND SCHOOL EDUCATION MANAGEMENT
KOENIGLICHE REGIERUNG ZU KOENIGSBERG. ABTEILUNG FUER KIRCHENVERWALTUNG UND SCHULWESEN
F.9, 1802 – 1885, 21 items.
The fund contains correspondence with church organizations on economic and financial issues.
EVANGELICAL CONSISTORY OF THE PROVINCE
EAST PRUSSIA
EVANGELISCHES KONSISTORIUM DER PROVINZ OSTPREUSSEN
F.10, 1811 – 1940, 91 items.
FIRST INSTANCE COURT OF KÖNIGSBERG
AMTSGERICHT KOENIGSBERG
F.11, 1926 – 1934, 3 storage units.
The fund contains personal files of assessors.
GOVERNMENT OF GUMBINNEN
REGIERUNG GUMBINNEN
F.12, 1832 – 1917, 5 items.
DISTRICT COURT OF KÖNIGSBERG
LANDGERICHT KOENIGSBERG
F.13, 1885 – 1942, 33 items.
HIGH PRESIDIUM OF EAST PRUSSIA
OBERPRAESIDIUM VON OSTPREUSSEN
F.14, 1837 – 1838; 1926 – 1927, 3 storage units.
CHAMBER OF MILITARY AND STATE PROPERTY IN KONIGSBERG
KRIEGS – UND DOMAENENKAMMER KOENIGSBERG
F.15, 1624 – 1818, 124 items.
WATER CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORATE IN KÖNIGSBERG
WASSERBAUDIREKTION KOENIGSBERG
F.17, 1900 – 1944, 12 items.
KONIGSBERG PORT SOCIETY
KOENIGSBERGER HAFENGESELLSCHAFT M. B. H.
F.18, 1923 – 1945 , 5 storage units
SECRET STATE POLICE (GESTAPO).
POLICE UNIT TILSIT
GEHEIME STAATSPOLIZEI. POLIZEISTELLE TILSIT
F.19, 1937 – 1939, 2 storage units.
KÖNIGSBERG DETECTIVE POLICE
KRIMINALPOLIZEI KOENIGSBERG
F.20, 1942 – 1943 , 4 storage units
GERMAN LABOR FRONT. KONIGSBERG DISTRICT LABOR MANAGEMENT
DIE DEUTSCHE ARBEITSFRONT. GAU OSTPREUSSEN
F. 21, 1942 – 1944, 4 storage units.
MAGISTRATE OF KONIGSBERG
MAGISTRAT DER STADT KOENIGSBERG
F.22, 1640 – 1940, 195 items.
PROVINCIAL TAX DIRECTORATE IN KONIGSBERG
PROVINZIAL- STEUER–DIREKTORAT ZU KOENIGSBERG
F. 44, 1830 – 1940, 235 items.
The fund contains personal files.
PRUSSIAN MAIN CUSTOMS HOUSE
DIRECTORATE IN KONIGSBERG
PREUSSISCHE OBERZOLLDIREKTION KOENIGSBERG
F. 45, 1829 – 1940, 107 items.
The fund contains personal files.
OLD SCOTTISH ANDREAS – GOLDEN CANDELABRA BODY
ALTSCHOTTISCHE LOGE ANDREAS ZUM GOLDENEN LEUCHTER
F. 46, 1841 – 1846, 2 items.
The fund contains: lists of lodge members; minutes of meetings; correspondence on economic and property issues.
CHAMBER OF MILITARY AND STATE PROPERTY GUMBINNEN
KRIEGS–UND DOMAENENKAMMER GUMBINNEN
F. 47, 1734 – 1814, 22 items.
ORDERSAINTMARIAINANGERBURG
ORDEN DER HEILIGEN MARIA IN DER STADT ANGERBURG
F.49, 1688 – 1756, 1 unit. hr.
The foundation has correspondence with church rectors.
MARIENBURG WATER STATION
WASSERVERSORGUNGSSTATION DER STADTMARIENBURG
F. 50, 1916, 1 item.
The fund contains drawings of the Galgenberg Dam.
LOCAL GROUP OF THE NATIONAL SOCIALIST GERMAN WORKERS PARTY. Pos. KORSHEN DISTRICT RASTENBURG
OSTSGRUPPE DER NSDAP. ORT KORSCHEN, KREIS RASTENBURG
F.52, 1939, 1 item.
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL REGISTRATION
STATES OF BAUBELN. DISTRICT TILSIT – RAGNIT
STANDESAMT BAUBELN. KREIS TILSIT – RAGNIT
F.53, 1874 – 1902, 44 items.
POLICE PRESIDIUM OF KÖNIGSBERG
POLIZEIPRAESIDIUM KOENIGSBERG
F.54, 1922 – 1945, 26 items.
COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS ON HISTORY
EAST PRUSSIA
F.55, 1516 – 1998, 112 items.
The collection began to form in 1992.
The collection contains: photocopies of documents for 1516-1796, received from the Russian state archive ancient acts; materials donated to the archive by former residents of East Prussia; German archival materials for 1854-1944. about the water management of East Prussia, received from the Zapgiprovodkhoz Institute.
Replenishment of materials occurs as annual accumulation occurs.
