Sackheim

Sackville was a district of Königsberg, East of Löbenicht. The oldest of the electoral freedoms was initially no single urban area.

Name

The name derives from Old Prussian: " saks " (pine resin) and " kaimas " (village). In the arms of the Sackville led the Lamb of God with the Red Cross flag on green Anger.

Location

In contrast to Lomse the area was increased and was permeated by fields and forests. It lasted only until the Lithuanian church, but extended more and more towards the old town. The blind Heimer gate, where there were at the bag Heimer 's street, the blind Heimer Church and the Parish Church of (Königsberg ).

History

The place Sackville was an old village, which already had its own court in 1326 books. In the 16th century Sackheim had to suffer plagues, pestilence, famine and fire that burned down three times. In addition, the poorly protected land was often ravaged by enemies. Moreover expressed high taxes and duties, even the poorest peasant had to pay five pence. 1764 was taken on the Laak a conflagration that spread to Sackville, where 369 houses and 49 memory burned.

Were predominantly colonized by Germans, the inner parts of the city, Sackville and Roßgarten were made up of mixed - ethnicity: lived in Sackville predominate the Prussian- Lithuanian -speaking and in the Curonian Roßgarten Latvian - speaking population. The private buildings, inhabited predominantly by large German citizens and nobles are described as " strange ", because the builders had be influenced by all possible historical directions so that no house stylistically matched to the neighboring house.

In Sackenheim the Litthauische tree, a customs station was on the Pregel, in which all were controlled on the water of Labiau from incoming goods. The messages from the estates had to be delivered on the Packhofstraße or to the crane office. 1793 was the Midwives Institute.

In 1802, Sackheim was only weakly developed. The map of 1931 shows a house arrest, Lithuanian elementary school, several primary schools, a girls' school, a lyceum, a hospice, an orphanage and the fire station east.

" In the old town the power Kneiphof in the splendor, Löbenicht in the field, on the bag home the rascals. "

Religious buildings

See also: List of religious buildings in Kaliningrad

• The foundation stone of the located near the Catholic church bag Heimer church was laid in 1638, with the support from the Polish court Catholics put forward many objections. After some difficulties in 1648 was the first service to be held. 1764 burned down the church, but was opened again in 1769. The 1771 had completed tower on the top of the crest of the bag Heimer freedom.
• The Lithuanian church was dedicated before the Reformation, St. Elizabeth, and was also not far from the St. Elisabeth dedicated nunnery. The ground on which the monastery had stood, was presented to the Löbenichtschen Hospital, so this was allowed to bury their dead in the Lithuanian Cemetery. The Lithuanian church was designed in 1550 for the Baltic population and rebuilt in 1576.
• The Peace Church was due to the Friedmann road.