Liep was first a suburb of and then a quarter of

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, located east of the city center. Its territory is now part of the

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. Liep was a medieval fishing village which developed into an estate. Ca. 1327 the

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granted the vicinity to the town of

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. Documented in 1338 as ''Lipa'', in 1340 as ''Lypus'', and in 1446 as ''Lieppe'', its name was of

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origin (''lipa'') and referred to linden trees. Königsberger Zellstoffabrik A.G., a pulp mill, was built in Liep in 1895 and rapidly expanded in 1897, 1904, and 1906.Gause II, p. 83 Liep was incorporated into the city of Königsberg in 1927. Liep was neighbored by the Pregel to the south, Sackheim to the west, Kalthof to the northwest, and Lauth to the northeast.

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