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Burgkirche (Königsberg)

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99: 24: 315: 153:'s assistant Georg Siegmund Caspari (1693–1741), who built the instrument as his “Probstück“ (=masterpiece) under Mosengel's supervision. It was, like many organs in Konigsberg, decorated with the 271: 320: 98: 95:
quarter near the castle, granting land near a slaughterhouse. The transfer of land only occurred in 1665, however, and the initiative was halted until the 1680s.
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on 23 January 1701. By 1819 the German reformed church was known simply as the Burgkirche (Castle Church).
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In 1687 the court expanded the grounds for the church by purchasing a garden on the
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Die Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler der Provinz Ostpreußen. Heft VII. Königsberg
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Buildings and structures in Germany destroyed during World War II
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and is considered to be the last new built organ in the area of
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and burnt out completely. The remnants were demolished by the
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congregations. The church was severely damaged by the 1944
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Between 1817 and 1945 the congregation formed part of the
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Geschichte der Orgelbaukunst in Ost- und Westpreußen.
217:(in German). München: Aufstieg-Verlag. p. 168. 172:, a church body comprising Reformed, Lutheran and 87:ordered the building of a new Reformed church and 257:. Pape Verlag, Berlin 2008, page 244 and 254-256. 205:(in German). Königsberg: Rautenberg. p. 395. 27:View of the Burgkirche from Französische Straße 145:The wooden vault of the nave was covered with 130:. It was dedicated in the presence of the new 122:modeled it after the sober appearance of the 110:pond north of the former slaughterhouse from 79:court chaplain Johannes Crocius in a hall of 8: 321:17th-century Calvinist and Reformed churches 22: 238: 178:Bombing of Königsberg in World War II 75:service was performed in 1616 by the 7: 118:church was built from 1690 to 1696; 14: 311:1944 disestablishments in Germany 114:Ahasverus von Lehndorff. The new 83:. In 1662 the 'Great Elector' 1: 341:1696 establishments in Europe 331:Former churches in Königsberg 326:Destroyed churches in Germany 245:Werner Renkewitz, Jan Janca, 170:Evangelical Church in Prussia 65:John Sigismund of Brandenburg 255:Mosengel, Caspari, Casparini 211:Mühlpfordt, Herbert Meinhard 59:After the conversion of the 357: 336:Churches completed in 1696 18:Schlosskirche (Königsberg) 15: 16:Not to be confused with 215:Königsberg von A bis Z 103: 28: 287:54.71222°N 20.51611°E 151:Johann Josua Mosengel 101: 71:from 1612, the first 26: 120:Johann Arnold Nering 283: /  37:Reformed Protestant 292:54.71222; 20.51611 184:administration in 104: 29: 174:United Protestant 85:Frederick William 81:Königsberg Castle 348: 298: 297: 295: 294: 293: 288: 284: 281: 280: 279: 276: 258: 243: 228: 206: 199:Bötticher, Adolf 356: 355: 351: 350: 349: 347: 346: 345: 301: 300: 291: 289: 285: 282: 277: 274: 272: 270: 269: 267: 262: 261: 247:Hermann Fischer 244: 240: 235: 225: 209: 197: 194: 69:Duke of Prussia 57: 21: 12: 11: 5: 354: 352: 344: 343: 338: 333: 328: 323: 318: 313: 303: 302: 266: 265:External links 263: 260: 259: 253:Volume II, 1: 237: 236: 234: 231: 230: 229: 223: 207: 193: 190: 163:Charles Cabrit 155:Prussian eagle 56: 53: 41:Prussian Union 39:church of the 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 353: 342: 339: 337: 334: 332: 329: 327: 324: 322: 319: 317: 314: 312: 309: 308: 306: 299: 296: 264: 256: 252: 248: 242: 239: 232: 226: 224:3-7612-0092-7 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 200: 196: 195: 191: 189: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 166: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 143: 141: 137: 135: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 100: 96: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 54: 52: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 25: 19: 268: 254: 250: 241: 214: 202: 167: 159:East Prussia 144: 133: 112:Oberburggraf 108:Schlossteich 105: 93:Burgfreiheit 89:Latin school 61:Hohenzollern 58: 32: 30: 290: / 186:Kaliningrad 140:Frederick I 124:Nieuwe Kerk 305:Categories 278:20°30′58″E 275:54°42′44″N 192:References 45:Königsberg 33:Burgkirche 188:in 1969. 128:The Hague 73:Calvinist 213:(1972). 201:(1897). 102:Interior 63:elector 136:Prussia 116:Baroque 91:in the 77:Hessian 67:, also 55:History 49:Prussia 221:  182:Soviet 147:stucco 35:was a 233:Notes 132:King 219:ISBN 31:The 126:in 43:in 307:: 249:: 138:, 134:in 51:. 47:, 227:. 20:.

Index

Schlosskirche (Königsberg)

Reformed Protestant
Prussian Union
Königsberg
Prussia
Hohenzollern
John Sigismund of Brandenburg
Duke of Prussia
Calvinist
Hessian
Königsberg Castle
Frederick William
Latin school
Burgfreiheit

Schlossteich
Oberburggraf
Baroque
Johann Arnold Nering
Nieuwe Kerk
The Hague
King in Prussia
Frederick I
stucco
Johann Josua Mosengel
Prussian eagle
East Prussia
Charles Cabrit
Evangelical Church in Prussia

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