Schlacht- und Viehhof Schlacht- und Viehhof Rosenau was first a suburb of and then a quarter of

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, located south of the city center. Its territory is now part of the Moskovsky District of

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. The estate Rosenau, originally known as Kneiphöfischer Ratshof in comparison to Altstädtischer Ratshof, was sold by Hans Simon of Aweiden to the council of

Kneiphof Coat of arms of Kneiphof Postcard of Kneiphöfsche Langgasse Reconstruction of Kneiphof in Kaliningrad's museum Kneiphof (; ; ) was a quarter of central Königsberg (Kaliningrad). During the Middle Ages it was one of the three towns that co ...

in 1540. The estate was worked by farmers from Schönfliess and Nasser Garten. The last owners of the estate were the Schulte-Heuthaus family. Rosenau was incorporated into Königsberg in 1908. It was connected to Mühlenhof to the north and Speichersdorf to the south by Aweider Allee. Ponarth was to the west. The Sportplatz am Friedländer Tor was a stadium located to Rosenau's northwest. Rosenau developed into a working class suburb after Königsberg was connected to the

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. In 1895, the Königsberg building councillor Mühlbach led the construction of the Schlacht- und Viehhof, a modern slaughterhouse. From 1905-06 it was expanded further.

Hugo Stinnes Hugo Adolf Eugen Victor Stinnes commonly known as Hugo Stinnes (12 February 1870 – 10 April 1924) was a German industrialist and politician who served as a member of Reichstag from 1920 to 1924 (his death). During the late era of the German Em ...

founded the Odinwerk, one of the largest factories and foundries of

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.Gause III, p. 94 Rosenau Church served as the quarter's Protestant church.

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