Neue Sorge

New concern was a district of Königsberg ( Prussia). He was within the city rampart, north of Sackville, east of the castle pond west of Kalthof.

Name

The name is derived Old Prussian and refers to a guard: " sargs " ( Guardian, Warden, porter, make contact, fuse). 1405 Sambia in a village Sorgin occupied, its exact location, however, is controversial today.

According to popular belief they should " have received their name from the fact that the then Prussian governor, Prince Bogislaus Radzivil than you asked him to give this new part of the town a name, " again a new worry! " to have exclaimed. "

History

The three cities were surrounded by Konigsberg freedoms. The new concern was next to the castle freedom, the support center, the Roßgarten and the Sackville to the castle. Main street was the New - custody or Gumbinnerstraße, later King street that led to the Gumbinner Gate or King's Gate. North of the district was limited by the cold Höfer road. The court seal dates from 1662 and shows a hand from the clouds, holding a square between two eyes open. Under the Elector Friedrich Wilhelm got here Hofbediente lands given who already had houses with special privileges. The gift of land they could use themselves or left against interest others. Thus, the new concern consisted mainly of noble houses, the so-called " noble reasons ". They were not under the jurisdiction of Upper viscount.

" Lying On New concern: the French = reformed between built in 1733 and 1736 church, to which Friedrich Willhelm the first 12000 Thaler gave The building is too low for its size The door has a very strong, supported by very massive columns Fronton The. .. Hauptfronton on the roof above, however, is very weak, and the Hauptthüre a large semi- compass- shaped window is attached Ohnweit the church is of German = Reformed Cemetery, the 1623 Georg Willhelm gave the Reformed, as they made ​​the Lutherans at the funerals some difficulties. , and the gift of this cemetery caused some controversy with the stands. 's Little Jägerhof or hunting arsenal used to flat some of the forestry servants and storage of Jagdgeräthe. the Royal House used to ecole militaire and to the apartment of the teachers at the art school. on the new concern which is recently built Zimmermannsche pin, in the street, the Kalthöfschen french = reformed and Bronikowskische pen. The houses of Count Dohna from Schlodien place in regard to the privileges of the Dohnaschcn reasons in the Junkerngasse same, and it is driven in the brewery. The Counts Dönhof = Wolf village 's houses have the same privileges, but gone are the jurisdiction, and the house of the Lord Earl of wiles on Gerdauen, formerly the Lord Chamberlain Earl of Gröben country, has also own jurisdiction. One of the best houses on the New concern include: the regular built house of Count von Schulenburg; the Counts Eulenburgsche that of Bolschwingsche house with three projections, which are well furnished and the Gerlachsche Höpfnersche house that quickly from Kurowstische house in William Street and the house of Negotianten and Dornsche house. "

Later in this district were the District Office, the Arts and Crafts School, the " German resource", a gymnasium, an upper secondary school, the " Ostpreußische Feuersocietät " and police accommodation. South of King Street to Sackville out were: upper - secondary school, lyceum, French Reformed Cemetery, St. Elisabeth Hospital, State House, Municipal Orphanage.

Religious buildings

• Lutheran Church. Start of construction 1640; because of disputes with the Catholics who complained that their church was located too close to the building was only completed in 1648.

• French Reformed Church, built 1733-1736