Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia | Volga German Institute

Before 1945, Kaliningrad was known as Königsberg and was located in Germany. Following World War II, the German population of Königsberg was expelled, and the population today is primarily Russian. From 1701 to 1773, it was located in the Kingdom of Prussia, the successor state to Brandenburg-Prussia.

Names:

Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia

Калининград, Калининградская область

Königsberg, Prussia

Surnames:

Schwar(t)z (Orlovskaya)

Kagel (Shcherbakovka)*

Schmidt (Rosenheim)*

Billinger (Reinwald)*

Dietrich (Frank)

Gross (Schwed)*

Schwerdt (Paulskaya)

Images:

Königsberg's Lutheran Cathedral (2017).
Source: A. Savin via Wikipedia Commons.

Pre-Volga Origin

Title: Orlovskaya

Latitude: 51.761667

Longitude: 46.899500

Title: Laub

Latitude: 51.031500

Longitude: 46.072667

Title: Laub

Latitude: 51.031500

Longitude: 46.072667

Title: Shcherbakovka

Latitude: 50.489167

Longitude: 45.687167

Title: Rosenheim

Latitude: 51.666333

Longitude: 46.475500

Title: Reinwald

Latitude: 51.564833

Longitude: 46.503167

Title: Seelmann

Latitude: 50.775000

Longitude: 46.053833

Title: Frank

Latitude: 51.083333

Longitude: 44.816667

Title: Schwed

Latitude: 51.613500

Longitude: 46.499167

Title: Schwed

Latitude: 51.613500

Longitude: 46.499167

Title: Schwed

Latitude: 51.613500

Longitude: 46.499167

Title: Paulskaya

Latitude: 51.677616

Longitude: 46.687243