Schönbusch was a suburban estate (''Gutsbezirk'') of and then a
quarter of
Königsberg
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,
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, located southwest of the city center. Its territory is now part of
Dimitrovo within the
Moskovsky District in
Kaliningrad
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,
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.
Schönbusch developed from an inn known first as ''Niederkrug'' and then as ''Duboisruh'', after its owner, Dubois. King
William I William I may refer to:
Kings
* William the Conqueror (–1087), also known as William I, King of England
* William I of Sicily (died 1166)
* William I of Scotland (died 1214), known as William the Lion
* William I of the Netherlands and Luxembour ...
and Queen
Augusta visited there on 14 October 1861 before his coronation in Königsberg. In 1865 it was known as ''Schönbusch'' and was part of the rural district of Königsberg (
Landkreis Königsberg i. Pr.). Schönbusch was added to neighboring
Ponarth
Ponarth
Dimitrovo () is part of the Moskovsky District of Kaliningrad, Russia. Until 1947, it was known by its German language name Ponarth as first a suburb of and then a quarter of Königsberg, Germany, located southwest of the city center.
H ...
on 14 October 1893;
Ponarth was then merged into the city of Königsberg in 1905.
Schönbusch was most well known for its brewery, Aktien-Brauerei Schönbusch, founded in 1871. It acquired Brauerei Wickbold AG in 1923. The
Amber Room
The Amber Room (, ) was a chamber decorated in amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors, located in the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg.
Constructed in the 18th century in Prussia, the room was dismantled and ...
was once believed to have been within the ruins of the Schönbusch brewery.
Notes
References
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*Reicke, Rudolf (ed). ''Altpreussische Monatsschrift'' (Januar – März 1905). Zweiundvierzigster Band. Der Provinzialblätter CVIII. Band. Erstes und Zweites Heft. Verlag von Thomas und Oppermann. Königsberg in Pr.
Former subdivisions of Königsberg
Populated places established in 1865
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