St. Joseph’s Church

St. Joseph's Church was a Roman Catholic church in the quarter of Königsberg, dedicated to Saint Joseph. By 1930, the working-class quarter Ponarth south of center city Königsberg included the Protestant but lacked a Catholic parish.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church building in Kaliningrad, Russia
  • Also known as: “St. Joseph’s Church, Kaliningrad”, “St. Joseph’s Church, Königsberg”, and “Кирха Святого Йозефа”
  • Address: улица Маршала Новикова 14, Калининград, 236005

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ponarth Church and Brandenburg Gate (Kaliningrad).

Church
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was a Protestant church in the quarter of Königsberg, . The brick Neo-Gothic church of Ponarth was built in May 1896 and dedicated on 23 July 1897; its construction was championed by the mayor, Robert Hoffmann, and the director of the brewery, Eduard Schifferdecker. is situated 240 metres north of St. Joseph’s Church.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The Brandenburg Gate is one of seven surviving city gates in , the former German city of Königsberg. The gate is located on Bagration Street and is the only gate of Kaliningrad still in use for the intended purpose. is situated 2 km northeast of St. Joseph’s Church.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The Catholic Church of the Holy Family is a neogothic brick church in . It was built in the Haberberg city district of Königsberg, near the river, between 1904 and 1907. is situated 3 km northeast of St. Joseph’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ponarth and Chaikovskoye.

Suburb
Dimitrovo is part of the Moskovsky District of , . Until 1947, it was known by its German language name as first a suburb of and then a quarter of Königsberg, , located southwest of the city center.

Neighborhood
is part of the Moskovsky District of , . It was formerly known by its German language name Kalgen as first a suburb of and then a quarter of Königsberg, . is situated 3 km west of St. Joseph’s Church.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km northeast of St. Joseph’s Church.

St. Joseph’s Church

Latitude
54.67907° or 54° 40′ 45″ north
Longitude
20.47952° or 20° 28′ 46″ east
Open location code
9G62MFHH+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 97062627
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Wiki­data ID
Q1284576
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“St. Joseph’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kircha Svjatogo Yozefa v Ponarte”
  • Russian: “Кирха Св. Йозефа в Понарте”
  • Russian: “Кирха Святого Иосифа”
  • Russian: “Кирха Святого Йозефа в Понарте”
  • Ukrainian: “Кірха св. Йозефа в Понарті”
  • Ukrainian: “Кірха Св. Йозефа в Понарті”
  • Ukrainian: “Кірха Святого Йозефа в Понарті”

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