Königsberg[a] was the historic German (Prussian) name of the city that is now modern-day Kaliningrad, Russia. The city was founded in 1255 on the site of the small Old Prussian settlement Twangste [3] …

Dec 6, 2025 · History of the Russian city of Kaliningrad, formerly the German city of Konigsberg. Detached from the rest of the country, the city is an exclave of the Russian Federation. Formerly the …

During the 1286-1327 period the three settlements which had formed round the castle of Königsberg (Altstadt, Löbenicht and Kneiphof) were granted the status of towns. In 1724, they officially merged …

Königsberg was the name for the historic Prussian city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia. Königsberg was founded in 1255 on the site of the ancient Old Prussian settlement Twangste by the...

Königsberg was founded in 1255 on the site of the ancient Old Prussian settlement Twangste by the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades, and was named in honour of King Ottokar II of …

It was named in honour of King Ottokar II of Bohemia, who led a campaign against the pagan Old Prussians, a Baltic tribe. A Baltic port city, it successively became the capital of the State of the …

Königsberg was the easternmost large city in Germany until World War II. The city was heavily damaged by Allied bombing in 1944 and during the Battle of Königsberg in 1945; it was then captured by the …

Königsberg Castle (Russian: Кёнигсбергский замок, romanized: Kyonigsbergskiy zamok, German: Königsberger Schloss) was the seat of the grand masters of the Teutonic Order and of the dukes …

During the conquest of the Prussian Sambians by the Teutonic Knights in 1255, Twangste was destroyed and replaced with a new fortress known as Conigsberg.

The city of Königsberg in Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia) was set on both sides of the Pregel River, and included two large islands— Kneiphof and Lomse —which were connected to each other, and to …