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resistance against new mosque in Königsberg in Prussia

Konigsberg Many do not know that a portion of the Südpark should give way to a Muslim house of prayer

Russian occupiers plan mosque in Königsberg in Prussia

Only recently had the popular resistance to the transfer of ownership of Protestant and Catholic churches of the Orthodox church in Kaliningrad region for excitement caused (Glassée the ETA). Now are on the way to a new streak of worship: Citizens protest against the construction of mosques.

The issue of religion is heated for some time the mind. This time it's about building a mosque on the site of the Konigsberg Südpark. Plans for einen Moscheebau im Zentrum gibt es zwar schon seit 1993, ein geeignetes Grundstück wurde bislang jedoch noch nicht gefunden. Zunächst war ein Grundstück an der Kreuzung Weidendamm und Friedländer Torplatz (Oktjabrskaja/Dzerschinskij-Straße) vorgeschlagen worden. Die Bewohner der naheliegenden Häuser liefen jedoch Sturm gegen diesen Vorschlag. Ein neues Grundstück wurde gefunden, diesmal an der Jägerstraße (Bassejnaja). Das ganze wiederholte sich, wieder aufgrund des Protests der Anwohner.

Nach einigen Jahren erhielt nun die Religionsgemeinschaft der Muslime ein Grundstück für den Bau einer Moschee, das für die ersten drei Jahre unentgeltlich überlassen wird. Es befindet On the edge of Südpark directly behind the museum Friedländer Tor. This park has a long tradition. He was next to the ramparts of the city wall at the beginning of the 20th applied century, designed by the architect Ernst Schneider. 1927 built over the Friedländer Tor swimming pool and boat dock. In the park were planted in chestnut, willow and maple. After the war the park was initially called the "Park of Culture and Rest in honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Komsomol ". Only in 2008 he received the historic name "South Park" returns.

The city government of the Russian occupation of East Prussia to the reasons for its approval Construction of a mosque so that all religions are equal. Mayor Alexander Yaroshuk also stated: ". If we ban the building of mosques, they (the Muslims) to gather in homes where they could come under the influence of extremists" He said that Muslims could justifiably complain about a disadvantage if the city unlike them Orthodox, Catholics and Baptists would pose no land available. Governor Nikolai Zukanow said, however, if he had to rule on the issue, he would certainly not allocate land belonging to a public park.

Immediately after the announcement of the construction start again stirred resistance among the population. Last month alone, there were four protests. Participants called for not only the preservation of South Park, without a doubt one of the most popular resorts is the Konigsberg, but openly expressed their fear of the rise of Muslim immigrants and the problems associated with them. They fear a rise in crime in the area only walker in the area. The opponents justify their refusal by saying that the Konigsberg region is not an Islamic region, and therefore a mosque in the city center was not justified. They fear that the call of the muezzin disturb the peace of the recreation seekers. In your opinion, is contrary to the mosque for permission even against the law. Such statements have been sent to various institutions, including the prosecutor.

The fact that a portion of the park authorities have implied in an "Commercial Zone" and thus converted to building land, many outraged citizens. The site, which is now designated as building land belonged, has always been to the park in the building permit but it is characterized as lying outside the park.

The organizers of the protest to have 10,000 in no time Signatures collected and announced a major demonstration. That public pressure is working, most recently showed the mass protest last year against the then Governor Georgy Boos, which eventually led to his replacement in the fall. A similar situation had existed recently in Moscow, where the Muslim community in the east of the city wanted to build a mosque, and this led to conflict with local residents. In view of the protests against the local authority said its building permit. According to the census of 2002 at that time were 12,000 out of 955,000 people in the Kaliningrad region of Muslim faith. How many are there today is not known. The head of the Muslim community in Königsberg, Irschat Chasamow claims, it would be over 100,000. That would be about ten percent of the total population of 938 000 today. If there are no exact figures but it is certain that today far more Muslims live in the region as a result of numerous government projects, that guest workers were lured from Central Asian CIS countries. Above all, workers from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan mostly belong to Islam. Tens of thousands of migrant workers in part illegally in the area. In any case, today Muslims are numerically in second place after the Orthodox. Currently there are Königsberg region only a mosque outside of Konigsberg in Lauth (Bolshoe Isakowo). It was opened in early 2010. The opponents want with vigils and requests with politicians and public authorities, prostestieren against the spread of Islam in the Königsberg region.

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Source: East Prussia