The Lutherkirche was a

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named after

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in southern

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History

The Lutherkirche was designed by the architect Friedrich Heitmann and located at the Viehmarkt, a market in the

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quarter. The

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church with

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decorations was built from 1907 to 1910 and dedicated on 18 December 1910. Although the Lutherkirche survived the 1944

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and 1945

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, it was not used by the

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after

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and was demolished in May 1976.

Gallery

image:LuterKaliningrad04.jpg, Picture of the Lutherkirche taken between 1960 and 1976

References

* 1910 establishments in Germany 1945 disestablishments in Germany 20th-century Lutheran churches in Germany Demolished churches in the Soviet Union Former churches in Königsberg Lutheran churches in Königsberg Churches completed in 1910 Christian organizations established in 1910 Buildings and structures demolished in 1976 {{Germany-church-stub