Löbenicht Church

The Löbenichtsche church was a church building in Kaliningrad district Löbenicht, which was not rebuilt after the Second World War.

In time the Order was called the Löbenichtsche church "St. Barbara on the hill ". Burned multiple, it was finally established in 1776 as a rectangular brick building plastered again. It seemed as if hovering the tall slender tower of the tower high above the rooftops Löbenichts. Kant, who was watching from his study in the Princess street from their building, loved the sight of her. Inside, the church housed a bright, beautiful rococo such as the carved pulpit altar by Friedrich Suhse. The organ was built by Preuss also held in the rococo style. The church survived the final battles in April 1945 severely damaged ( tower). However, it could be held in the nave of the remaining Germans in Königsberg in the following years until 1948, religious services. The remains of the church were demolished around 1955 and demolished. Today, in its place is a plate from the 60s. The former edge development is practically invisible on the basis of the course of the remaining historic cobblestone street paving. The Löbenichtsche church and its immediate surroundings are part of the extended area of ​​the planned " Old Town " project, with the planned historicist reconstruction of destroyed by war and postwar historical districts of Königsberg downtown. See also: List of religious buildings in Kaliningrad

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Löbenichtsche Church

The church seen from the Neuer Markt

From the Pregel with Propsteikirche