Ponarth

Ponarth was a district of Königsberg ( Prussia), and is called in today's Kaliningrad Russian Dimitrowo. Dimitrowo belonged from 1947 to 2009 to the Baltic Rajon, the south-western district of Kaliningrad, and since 2009 the Moscow Raion, in the Baltic Rajon has risen and now the whole area surrounding the south of the Pregel.

Geographical location

Ponarth located in the south of Kaliningrad and is four kilometers from the city center. Through the district performs a insignificant side road that at Novo- Doroschny ( high Karschau ) meets an urban ring road, which the Russian highway A 194 ( former German Reich road 1) with the trunk road R 516 ( former German Reich Autobahn Berlin- Königsberg " Berlinka " ) connects. Was formerly Ponarth name a train station, so here is today only a Ostranowotschny point ( " breakpoint " ) called Kievskaya on the railway line from Kaliningrad to Mamonowo ( Heiligenbeil ) to continue the journey to Poland ( former Prussian Eastern Railway ). Was Ponarth before 1945 on Sundays a destination of Konigsberg, who enjoyed the high wild trees of the village and offers views of the city.

Name

The name derives from Old Prussian, pointing to a flood zone: "po" (near ) and " nariatas " ( divers).

History

1385 the village was already mentioned in a document in 1410 it was Ponarthen. Ponarth was formerly an independent village with a large number of workers. 1874 District Ponarth was formed, consisting of the municipalities Ponarth, United Karschau, high Karschau (now Russian: Novo- Doroschny ), Small Karschau and Schönbusch (now also called " Dimitrowo " ) existed and was administered by the United Karschau from. He belonged to the district of Königsberg ( Prussia) in the district of Königsberg the Prussian province of East Prussia. On October 14, 1893, the town Schönbusch was incorporated into the rural community Ponarth.

1895 lived in Ponarth 4425 inhabitants. There was a post office, a telegraph office, the royal railway main workshop and two major breweries. Ponarth was am1. April 1905 incorporated in Prussia in the city of Königsberg, 1906, the District was dissolved and the relocation of its headquarters to the United Karschau.

On the Palve Square MTV Ponarth wore its home games in the sports of football, handball, rounders and fistball.

Ponarth became famous for its good beer. In contrast, the present Russian ausgeschenkte under the name " Ponarther beer " drink comes from Devau. More recently, the brewery was the Amber Room suspected in the decaying buildings.