{"id":433,"date":"2019-11-11T08:40:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T16:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/konigsberg\/die-lomse\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T13:32:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T20:32:37","slug":"die-lomse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/konigsberg\/?page_id=433","title":{"rendered":"Die Lomse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_434\" style=\"width: 741px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-434\" class=\"wp-image-434 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/konigsberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lomse-Island-1938.jpg\" alt=\"View of Lomse Island and synagogue on Lindenstrasse\" width=\"731\" height=\"419\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of Lomse Island and synagogue on Lindenstrasse<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Die Lomse&#8221; refers to an area in East K\u00f6nigsberg on the island with the same name located between the Old Pregel (Lipza) and the New Pregel. Lomse Island was connected to the North to the Altstadt district via the Holz Bridge, to the West via the Honig or Dom Bridge to Kneiphof Island, and to the South to the Haberberg district via the Kaiser Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to 1945, only the West side of Lomse island was built up, and was the original warehousing district of the Old Town (Atlstadt), with the remaining part of it consisting mainly of wet meadows and gardens. On the North West bank of the Old Pregel and facing the back of the Dom Cathedral on Kneiphof Island on the other side of the Dom Bridge stood the New Synagogue on the Lindenstrasse. Built in 1896 on the site of an old warehouse, it was destroyed by fire in the aftermath of Kristallnacht in 1938. It was\u00a0<em>reconstructed<\/em> and reopened in 2018 in its original location adjacent to the former Jewish orphanage built in 1905. Around the corner to corner to the South East you can find the Protestant Kreuzkirche on the Plantage that was built in 1930. In addition the Lomse housed a cattle market and a slaughterhouse.<\/p>\n<p>The Lomse and its bridges were part of the famous K\u00f6nigsberg bridge problem, a mathematical question of the 18th century that led to the foundation of modern graph theory when in 1736 the Swiss mathematician Leonard Euler was able to show that the problem has no solution.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-435 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/konigsberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lomse-Hinter-Lomse.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"433\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the time &#8211; and likely because of it&#8217;s industrial heritage &#8211; citizens of\u00a0K\u00f6nigsberg city tended to look down on anyone living on Lomse island, often referring to them as &#8220;Dummer von der Loms&#8217; &#8220;, and which is the subject of a charming poem written by Karl Thomas and that goes as follows:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica; font-size: x-large; color: #666;\"><strong>Die Lomse<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 by\u00a0 U. K. Thomas<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal;\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em; width: 266px;\">Dummer von der Loms\u2018 \u00a0genannt<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">in K\u00f6nigsberg war\u2019n so bekannt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Wir trugen gerne diesen Hohn,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">was wu\u00dften Die denn schon davon,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">wie Lomseinsel, gro\u00df und weit,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">viel \u00a0Abenteuer hielt bereit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Was wu\u00dften sie von Fleischerwiesen,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">wo wir die Drachen fliegen lie\u00dfen<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">und oft im abendlichen K\u00fchl<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">versammelten zum Fu\u00dfballspiel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Wenn fr\u00fcher Frost zu Eise machte<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">was sp\u00e4ter Stau zur Wiese brachte,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">dort Gro\u00df und Klein beim Schlittschuhlauf<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">sich auf der gleichen Wies\u2018 hielt auf.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Auch \u201eunser Wall\u201c, nicht weit von dort,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">war Kindern ein beliebter Ort.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Wo man in dem losen Sand,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">\u201ebuddeln\u201c konnt\u2018 mit blo\u00dfer Hand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Von ihrer H\u00f6h\u2018 konnt man auch seh\u2019n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">auf beiden Armen Boote geh\u2019n;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">der Pregel\u00a0 bracht\u2018 sie hin und her<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">und lockte auch uns Kinder sehr.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Weil durch Verkehr von vielen Booten<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">im \u201eNeuen Arm\u201c es war verboten,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">zu schwimmen wo es uns gefiel,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">wurd\u2018 \u201eder Alte Arm\u201c oft unser Ziel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Am Ufer dort die \u201ePlitten\u201c* waren,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">wo, trotz so mancherlei Gefahren,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">mit Rasten, Spielen, Schwimmen<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">der Tag zu schnell schien zu entrinnen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Dort konnt\u2018 man auch beim Stillesitzen<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">\u00a0aus Borke kleine Bootchen schnitzen;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">und, was Wenigen bekannt,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">\u00a0man dort auch \u201eKlavier-plitten\u201c* fand,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">die nach langem Wasserrasten<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">\u00a0duckten, wie am Klavier die Tasten.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Von Stammm zu Stamm man schnell mu\u00dft\u2018 h\u00fcpfen,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">war eine Kunst, sonst mu\u00dft\u2018 \u00a0man schl\u00fcpfen<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">zwischen die St\u00e4mm\u2018 ins tiefe Na\u00df<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">und tauchen frei zur Freunde Spa\u00df.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Oft nach dem Spielen meldet dann<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">mit Knurren sich der Magen an<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">und um das Graulen schnell zu stillen,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">mu\u00df man ihn ja mit Essen f\u00fcllen;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">und auf die altgewohnte Art<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">die Kalmuswurzel\u00a0 wei\u00df und zart<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">gar bald vom sumpfgen Wassergrund<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">sehr schnell ging in den off\u2019nen Mund.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Kraxelbeeren** gab es auch,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">doch hier und da nur einen Strauch<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">und wollt\u2018 man sich an ihnen laben,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">mu\u00dft\u2018 man feste Kleider haben,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">denn ihre Dornen waren gro\u00df;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Blut oft trotz der Klamotten flo\u00df.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Auch zu der Schrottablagest\u00e4tte<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">zog es uns hin wie an der Kette<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">um mit erwartungsvoll Gef\u00fchlen,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">hier und dort im Schrott zu w\u00fchlen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Meist suchte unser erste Blick<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">den Abfallhaufen der Bernsteinfabrik<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">und wenn der Schatz die Taschen f\u00fcllte<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">den Rest ins Taschentuch man h\u00fcllte.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Die Lomse bracht im reichen Ma\u00df<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">f\u00fcr jeden Tag so seinen Spa\u00df;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">kannst sehn, wie selbst die dummen Leut<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">auf viele Weise fanden Freud.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Wie sieht\u2019s wohl auf der St\u00e4tte aus,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">die fr\u00fcher war unser zu Haus?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">Gibt\u2019s noch welche , die sich st\u00f6ren,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">wenn sie \u201eDummer von der Lomse\u201c h\u00f6ren?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">* Fl\u00f6\u00dfe von Holzst\u00e4mmen, die auf verschiedene Weise zum Transport zusammengehalten wurden.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">** \u00a0Wilde Brombeeren<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; line-height: 1.3em;\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-442 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/konigsberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/UK-Thomas.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Karl Ulrich Thomas\" width=\"97\" height=\"140\" \/>Ulrich Karl Thomas was born in K\u00f6nigsberg in 1925. He is the author of\u00a0 <em>&#8220;We Will Be Free: Memoirs of an East Prussian Survivor&#8221;<\/em>, published in August of 2015,\u00a0 and available from Amazon.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;For all my fellow\u00a0K\u00f6nigsbergers who did not live to tell the story&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die Lomse&#8221; refers to an area in East K\u00f6nigsberg on the island with the same name located between the Old Pregel (Lipza) and the New Pregel. 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