Landfrauenschule Metgethen was a German women's school in Metgethen, which became part of

Königsberg Königsberg (; ; ; ; ; ; , ) is the historic Germany, German and Prussian name of the city now called Kaliningrad, Russia. The city was founded in 1255 on the site of the small Old Prussians, Old Prussian settlement ''Twangste'' by the Teuton ...

in 1939.

History

Founded by Elisabeth Böhm-Lamgarben, chairwoman of the Landwirtschaftlicher Hausfrauenverein Ostpreußen (agricultural housewives' association of East Prussia), the women's school opened in April 1912 and served the province of

East Prussia East Prussia was a Provinces of Prussia, province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1772 to 1829 and again from 1878 (with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 1871); following World War I it formed part of the Weimar Republic's ...

.Albinus, p. 193 Its original name was the Kronprinzessin-Cäcilie-Schule; its namesake,

Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duchess Cecilie Auguste Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (20 September 1886 – 6 May 1954) was the last German Empire, German Crown Princess and Crown Princess of Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia as the wife of Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, the son o ...

, visited the school in 1913. Its directors included Irene Freiin von Gayl until 1919 and Marie Goetz from 1926 to 1945. Although the school closed in 1945 amidst

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, the structure survived the war and is now in

Kaliningrad Kaliningrad,. known as Königsberg; ; . until 1946, is the largest city and administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, an Enclave and exclave, exclave of Russia between Lithuania and Poland ( west of the bulk of Russia), located on the Prego ...

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

. The school had been associated with the

Reifenstein schools The Reifenstein schools () were the various schools of higher education for women associated with the Reifensteiner Verband. The concept was initiated by Ida von Kortzfleisch, a Prussian noble woman and early German feminist. Reifenstein re ...

.Ortrud Wörner-Heil: Adelige Frauen als Pionierinnen der Berufsbildung: die ländliche Hauswirtschaft und der Reifensteiner Verband kassel university press GmbH, 2010

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References

* * 1912 establishments in Germany 1945 disestablishments in Germany Buildings and structures in Kaliningrad Defunct schools in Germany Educational institutions established in 1912 Educational institutions disestablished in 1945 Education in Königsberg Girls' schools in Germany {{Russia-school-stub