Liep was first a suburb of and then a
quarter of
Königsberg,
Germany, located east of the city center. Its territory is now part of the
Leningradsky District of
Kaliningrad,
Russia.
Liep was a medieval fishing village which developed into an estate. Ca. 1327 the
Teutonic Knights granted the vicinity to the town of
Löbenicht View of Löbenicht from the Pregel, including its church and gymnasium, as well as the nearby Propsteikirche
Löbenicht ( lt, Lyvenikė; pl, Lipnik) was a quarter of central Königsberg, Germany. During the Middle Ages it was the weakest ...
. Documented in 1338 as ''Lipa'', in 1340 as ''Lypus'', and in 1446 as ''Lieppe'', its name was of
Old Prussian origin (''lipa'') and referred to
linden trees.
Königsberger Zellstoffabrik A.G., a pulp mill, was built in Liep in 1895 and rapidly expanded in 1897, 1904, and 1906.
[Gause II, p. 83] Liep was incorporated into the city of Königsberg in 1927. Liep was neighbored by the
Pregel to the south,
Sackheim Sackheim was a quarter of eastern Königsberg, Germany. Its territory is now part of the Leningradsky District of Kaliningrad, Russia.
History
Although it was documented in 1326,Albinus, p. 267 Sackheim already existed as an Old Prussian far ...
to the west,
Kalthof to the northwest, and
Lauth to the northeast.
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