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The Königsberg Castle (German: Königsberger Schloss, Russian: Кёнигсбергский замок, romanized: Konigsbergskiy zamok) was one of the landmarks of the city of Königsberg (since 1946 Kaliningrad, Russia).
Eastern side of Königsberg Castle, c. 1900 Königsberg Castle was one of the city's most notable structures. The former seat of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights and the Dukes of Prussia , it contained the Schloßkirche , or palace church, where Frederick I was crowned in 1701 and William I in 1861.
One of these pockets—the one most feared by the Soviet Command and at the same time the most prestigious objective—was Fortress Königsberg. Lurking behind a fortress belt, the city, the capital of East Prussia, was considered the cradle of German militarism and fascism.
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Up until the end of the Second World War Kaliningrad was known as Königsberg, capital of East Prussia and part of the German Reich. During the war the city was obliterated, mainly due to the Nazis’ stubbornness to give up fighting. When in April 1945 the Soviets were approaching Berlin, German troops were still fiercely defending Königsberg.
With two World Wars and the passing of time, much of the old city of Königsberg has been lost and the most notable architectural casualty is without doubt the imposing and iconic structure of Königsberg Castle, which once stood on a hill overlooking the River Pregel, close to where the House of th.
The Schlosskirche or Schloßkirche (German for "castle church" or "palace church") was a Protestant church within Königsberg Castle in Königsberg, Germany.
