Ostmesse

German East Fair ( officially Ostmesse German Königsberg, also known as Königsberg fair; DOK) is the name for the held after the First World War in Königsberg fairs to promote the economy of the cut from the German Empire Prussia. The first Ostmesse was opened in 1920 in Königsberg Tiergarten Reich President Friedrich Ebert. With the Reich Economics Minister Ernst Scholz he had come because of the Polish Corridor to the naval service East Prussia.

History

This fair was held in the beginning of 1920 in September, and thereafter annually in February and August. Since 1928 there was only one fair per year, which was held in the second half of August, and ended with the last in 1941.

After the First World War, the Province of East Prussia was divided by the Treaty of Versailles in four parts that were cut off from the rest of the German Reich through the Polish Corridor.

The restricted persons and goods led to economic difficulties for the region. Transports had to take place almost exclusively by boat, several times while customs and passport checks were required.

It was the beginning of an agricultural investment and consumer goods fair. In addition to the wholesale and trade in colonial goods, iron and steel products, flax, hemp, hides, skins and leather, construction materials and coal, textiles and wood - fuel trade and had an important role. Because of the success extend to the range with industrial goods. Following this approach, one additional Built in 1925 the house of technology. The DOK strengthened the economic ties of the island of East Prussia with the Empire and paved the same time the German economy the way to Eastern European markets. 1930 were 120 000 visitors, including 2,500 foreigners. In 1937 the number of visitors rose to 204,000. The last exhibition was held in 1941. Overall, the DOC developed the second largest exhibition of the German Reich to Leipzig.

The building of the Deutsche Ostmesse no longer exist. On its grounds are now a market hall, a park and - on the area adjacent to the former Hansa place part - the Christ the Savior Cathedral.