Rosengarten/Pagram

The Rosengarten/Pagram looks like a picture postcard, but it has a deep and fascinating history. Rosengarten/Pagram, a part of the city of Frankfurt (Oder), is a perfect example of a village that thrived during its early years but became part of Frankfurt in 1947, even though it was only four kilometers from the city. Rosengarten/Pagram was originally mentioned in a document dated 1495, where it was referred to as the farm Rosengartten, located on the Wustung (abandoned settlement) of Pagram. The village became an independent place and was known for its agriculture and its own church, which was built around 1585. The church itself was not spared from destruction during the Thirty Years’ War in 1633, and the local pastor died of hunger in 1638. It took until 1666 for the church to be rebuilt. It wasn’t until 1898 that the neo-baroque manor house was built by Rudolf Schulz. He commissioned the building of the church in 1903 because the old one, which had been built in 1585, was condemned. The church is still standing. The manor house has unfortunately been vacant for many years, a reminder of the past that is falling victim to the ravages of time. The village has been in decline for many years for many years and is now in ruins, with its manor house and church left to crumble, the Rosengarten/Pagram is a reminder that even the most prosperous places can be subject to the tides of history.