Laak (Königsberg)

Laak or Laack or Lastadie was west of the castle located a district of Königsberg ( Prussia ), a suburb.

Name

The name derives from the Baltic root word " lak " and assigns to a wetland.

Location

To the east of the district was on the Pregel against the Kneiphof. In the West he ended on Stadtwall " Dutch tree " because where later the railroad bridge spanned the river Pregel. If you follow the Old Town Long Street to the west, so one reaches the Unterlaak and then the Oberlaak.

History

The Laak was initially an entity belonging to the old city of freedom outside the Laakener gate. All urban freedom enjoyed a certain autonomy and received its own coat of arms and courts. The inhabitants were the parish churches in the city, but had to pay interest and crowd business services. The freedoms, however, were not fixed and were often ravaged by enemies. An exception was the castle freedom. Because of the convenient location on the Pregel many stores were built to store the goods at the Laak, so that Laak or Lastadie their growth owed ​​to trade. 1764 a fire ravaged the place at which the wind drove the fire also on the Pregel and over 300 houses burnt in Sackville.

The Schroetterkarte from 1802 shows only the Pregelufern a building, largely with packing houses. Otherwise, there are only reported here. For " Dutch tree " out were a shipbuilding area, a salt magazine and the "Dutch shipbuilding place". North of it, idyllically situated on the wall in a bush forest, had the "Three Crown Lodge" their property, which later moved into the home support directly to the castle pond. Later in her place stood the Heeresverpflegeamt. The customs office was located at the railway bridge. The National Railroad bridge separated from Kosse Laak district.

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