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Vorderhufen was a quarter of northern Königsberg, Germany. Its territory is now part of the Tsentralny District of Kaliningrad, Russia.

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Vorderhufen ("near Hufen") was originally a village in the eastern part of the Hufen region extending north and west of the 17th century Baroque city walls. At the beginning of the 18th century Vorderhufen was only lightly settled because of its position on the road to Cranz. The upper class estates of Vorderhufen disappeared during the 19th century, with most of them purchased by the military treasury in the 1840s to allow construction of new fortifications for Königsberg. [1]

Hufen was a broad region along northwestern Königsberg, Germany, which developed into the quarters of Ratshof, Amalienau, Mittelhufen, and Vorderhufen. The territory is now part of the Tsentralny District of Kaliningrad, Russia.

Zelenogradsk Town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia

Zelenogradsk, prior to 1946 known by its German name Cranz, is a town and the administrative center of Zelenogradsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located 34 kilometers (21 mi) north of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast, on the Sambian coastline near the Curonian Spit on the Baltic Sea. Population: 13,026 (2010 Census); 12,509 (2002 Census); 10,786 (1989 Census).

Königsberg fortifications Wikimedia list article

The fortifications of the former East Prussian capital Königsberg consist of numerous defensive walls, forts, bastions and other structures. They make up the First and the Second Defensive Belt, built in 1626—1634 and 1843—1859, respectively. The 15 metre-thick First Belt was erected due to Königsberg's vulnerability during the Polish–Swedish wars. The Second Belt was largely constructed on the place of the first one, which was in a bad condition. The new belt included twelve bastions, three ravelins, seven spoil banks and two fortresses, surrounded by water moat. Ten brick gates served as entrances and passages through defensive lines and were equipped with moveable bridges.

Vorderhufen was incorporated into the city of Königsberg on 1 April 1905. Neighboring quarters were Mittelhufen to the west, Steindamm to the south, Tragheim to the southeast, Tragheimsdorf to the east, Tragheimer Palve to the northeast, and Hardershof to the north.

Mittelhufen

Mittelhufen was a suburban quarter of northwestern Königsberg, Germany. Its territory is now part of the Tsentralny District of Kaliningrad, Russia.

Steindamm (Königsberg)

Steindamm was the oldest quarter of Königsberg, Germany. Its territory is now part of Kaliningrad, Russia.

Tragheim was a quarter of northern Königsberg, Germany. Its territory is now part of Kaliningrad, Russia.

Located in Vorderhufen were the northern train station (the Nordbahnhof), a goods station, and the offices of the Samlandbahn railway. Institutions in the quarter included the Chamber of Agriculture (Landwirtschaftskammer), and the Neues Schützenhaus of the Schützenverein. The Ostpreußische Mädchengewerbeschule was located in a section of Vorderhufen called the Musikerviertel (musicians' quarter), as several roads were named after composers (e.g., Bach, Beethoven, Mozart). The trade fair Ostmesse was located between Vorderhufen and Tragheim.

Goods station form of railway station

A goods station or freight station is, in the widest sense, a railway station where, either exclusively or predominantly, goods, such as merchandise, parcels, and manufactured items, are loaded onto or unloaded off of ships or road vehicles and/or where goods wagons are transferred to local sidings.

A Schützenverein is in a local voluntary association found in German-speaking countries revolving around shooting as a sport, often target shooting to Olympic rules or with historic weapons. Although originating as a town militia, a Schützenverein has no military aspects and in many cases often has a more social than sporting purpose.

Ostpreußische Mädchengewerbeschule

The Ostpreußische Mädchengewerbeschule or Ostpreussische Mädchengewerbeschule was a girls' vocational school in Königsberg, the capital of East Prussia, Germany.

Notes

  1. ↑ Gause II, p. 404

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Fritz Gause was a German historian, archivist, and curator described as the last great historian of his native city, Königsberg, East Prussia. Gause's most important work was his three-volume history of Königsberg, Die Geschichte der Stadt Königsberg in Preußen. He was connected to nationalist historic movement called Ostforschung


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