page_title: Neue Sorge
section_title: Locations
hierarchical_section_title: Neue Sorge / Locations
caption_attribution_description: Königsberg
context_page_description: Neue Sorge, also known as Königstraße or Königstrasse after its main boulevard, was a quarter of eastern Königsberg, Germany. Its territory is now part of the Leningradsky District of Kaliningrad, Russia.
context_section_description: Construction of the beautiful Baroque houses of Neue Sorge intensified when the Great Elector granted the land to his court officials for residence. East Prussian noble families who lived in the quarter included the Flanß, Götzen, Goltz, Halle, Kanitz, Kittlitz, Königseck, Lesgewang, Nettelhorst, Öltzen, Ostau, Polenz, Rappe, Röder, Schack von Wittenau, Schlieben, Truchseß, and Wallenrodt.
  The commander of the 1st Division resided in the Dönhoffsche Haus (Nr. 26), while Chancellor Karl Gustav von Goßler lived in Nr. 79. The Dasselsche Haus (Nr. 55), once owned by the counts of Eulenburg, was converted into a savings bank in 1936.
  Sometime between 1730-32 King Frederick William I purchased the house at Nr. 65-67 for personal use from the widow of Chancellor Ludwig von Ostau; this became known as the Königshaus. King Frederick II established a military college (École militaire) in the Königshaus in 1741, which remained until its transfer to Haberberg in 1799. The royal and university libraries were located in the building from 1810 until 1901, when they moved to Tragheim. It subsequently hosted the university's collection of plaster antiques and the historical society Altertumsgesellschaft Prussia. From 1810-75 it also housed the public library.
  The Kunstakademie Königsberg was located along Königstraße from 1841–1916, while the French Reformed Church was located on the opposite side of the street. This church, built from 1733-36 according to plans by Joachim Ludwig Schultheiß von Unfried, was used by the city's Huguenot community. Near the Kunstakadamie was an obelisk honoring Theodor von Schön. Also located along Königstraße was the Friedenskirche.
  The Landeshaus, the administrative seat of government for the Province of East Prussia, was located at Königstraße 28-31 on lands once owned by the Dönhoff family. The three-story building was built in 1878 according to plans by the government architect CWG Krah and subsequently expanded thrice. It contained frescoes by Otto Brausewetter and Ludwig Noster. The Königin-Luise-Schule was located on Landhofmeisterstraße near Sackheim, while the Bessel-Oberrealschule was found on Glaserstraße near Löbenicht and Roßgärter Markt. The Goethe-Oberlyzeum was found on Friedrichstraße.
caption: The Landeshaus, seat of the Province of East Prussia
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