Krasnolesye
Encyclopedia
Krasnolesye is a settlement
in Nesterovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast
, Russia
, situated on the Krasnaya River
(Rominta) close to the border with Poland
, in the north of the Romincka Forest
. East of Krasnolesye lies Lake Vistytis.
The village goes back to a hunting lodge which was first mentioned in a document of 1572. The village later became a colony of tar distillers. Rominten had already been a hunting place for Prince Elector Friedrich Wilhelm I of Brandenburg
-Prussia
in 1683. The region was elevated to an Imperial Court Hunting District by German Emperor Wilhelm II in 1890. The emperor's hunting castle was built in 1891. After World War I Rominten remained a state hunting district.
In 1936 the estate was acquired by Hermann Göring
. The older Kaiser's lodge was too spartan to suit his creature comfort desires, so he had a second hunting castle, called the "Reichsjägerhof", built at great expense. Göring used the new structure until the arrival of the Red Army in 1944.
In 1938 Groß-Rominten was renamed Hardteck. When East Prussia
was divided between Russia and Poland after World War II, Rominten became part of the Soviet Union. In 1947, it was renamed Krasnolesye (Red Woods).
Types of settlements in Russia
The classification system of the types of inhabited localities in Russia, the former Soviet Union, and some other post-Soviet states has certain peculiarities compared to the classification systems in other countries.-Modern classification in Russia:...
in Nesterovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia situated on the Baltic coast. It has a population of The oblast forms the westernmost part of the Russian Federation, but it has no land connection to the rest of Russia. Since its creation it has been an exclave of the Russian SFSR and then the...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, situated on the Krasnaya River
Krasnaya River
The Krasnaya is a river in Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast and Poland's Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.The Krasnaya flows through Romincka Forest and ends at the Pissa River at Gusev. Krasnolesye, Russia is one of the many villages and towns located on the river....
(Rominta) close to the border with Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, in the north of the Romincka Forest
Romincka Forest
Romincka Forest or Krasny Les , a palaearctic ecoregion in the Taiga and boreal forests Biome, is located in Russia and Poland....
. East of Krasnolesye lies Lake Vistytis.
The village goes back to a hunting lodge which was first mentioned in a document of 1572. The village later became a colony of tar distillers. Rominten had already been a hunting place for Prince Elector Friedrich Wilhelm I of Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
-Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
in 1683. The region was elevated to an Imperial Court Hunting District by German Emperor Wilhelm II in 1890. The emperor's hunting castle was built in 1891. After World War I Rominten remained a state hunting district.
In 1936 the estate was acquired by Hermann Göring
Hermann Göring
Hermann Wilhelm Göring, was a German politician, military leader, and a leading member of the Nazi Party. He was a veteran of World War I as an ace fighter pilot, and a recipient of the coveted Pour le Mérite, also known as "The Blue Max"...
. The older Kaiser's lodge was too spartan to suit his creature comfort desires, so he had a second hunting castle, called the "Reichsjägerhof", built at great expense. Göring used the new structure until the arrival of the Red Army in 1944.
In 1938 Groß-Rominten was renamed Hardteck. When East Prussia
East Prussia
East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...
was divided between Russia and Poland after World War II, Rominten became part of the Soviet Union. In 1947, it was renamed Krasnolesye (Red Woods).
Further reading
- Frevert, Walter (2008). Rominten: Das ostpreußische Jagdparadies. BLV Buchverlag. ISBN 9783835404588
- Neumärker, Uwe and Knopf, Volker (2007). Görings Revier: Jagd und Politik in der Rominter Heide. ISBN 9783861534570