The hill Haberberg located south of
Hintere Vorstadt in
Natangia was first documented in the charter of
Kneiphof in 1327. It was one of the safest spots in the region when the
Pregel River would flood. Gerke Hoppener, a
lokator employed by the
Teutonic Knights, founded the village of Haberberg with 19
morgen and
Kulm law in 1378. It was captured by Polish forces during the
Polish–Teutonic War of 1519–1521. Grand Master
Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach granted the village to the town of
Kneiphof in 1522. Haberberg was divided into
Unterhaberberg (Lower Haberberg) to the north and
Oberhaberberg (Upper Haberberg) to the south. The village administered Alter Garten to its west, but
Nasser Garten was a separate quarter; the two garden territories were divided by the
Brandenburg Gate. The Viehmarkt in eastern Haberberg was a market for cattle and horses from Natangia,
Bartia, and southern
Lithuania. Just north of the Viehmarkt was the Hohe Brücke, a bridge connecting to the island quarter of
Lomse. By the
Rathäusliche Reglement of 13 June 1724, King
Frederick William I of Prussia merged Kneiphof and Haberberg into the united city of Königsberg. All houses in Haberberg and Alter Garten burned down in a fire on 10 May 1775 and had to be rebuilt. Working class Haberberg was one of the most densely settled districts Königsberg and had one of the highest birth rates in the city at the start of the 20th century. Haberberg was heavily damaged by the 1944
Bombing of Königsberg and 1945
Battle of Königsberg. ==Locations==