Die Stadt, die Deutschland für immer verlor: Königsberg

For over 700 years, Königsberg was one of the most important cities in the German cultural sphere: coronation city of the Prussian kings, birthplace of Immanuel Kant, a trading metropolis on the Baltic Sea with one of the oldest universities in the country. But today, this city no longer exists—in its place lies Kaliningrad. How could a major city with seven centuries of history simply vanish from the map? And what remains of the castle, the cathedral, and the old granaries along the Pregel River? This is the story of the rise, glory, and disappearance of a city that now exists only in memories.