Mayovka, Kaliningrad Oblast
Mayovka
Маёвка | |
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Old stud farm | |
Location of Mayovka | |
Mayovka Location of Mayovka Mayovka Mayovka (European Russia) Mayovka Mayovka (Russia) | |
| Coordinates: 54°38′N 21°48′E / 54.633°N 21.800°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Chernyakhovsky District |
| Postal code(s)[1] | 238170 |
Mayovka (Russian: Маёвка, German: Georgenburg, Lithuanian: Jurbarkas) was a rural locality in Chernyakhovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Located about 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) northwest of the town of Chernyakhovsk, it was merged into Chernyakhovsk and ceased to exist as a separate locality in June 1996. It is located in the region of Lithuania Minor.
History
It was founded around the Ordensburg fortress Georgenburg ("George's castle") by the Teutonic Order. This fortress is still the best preserved medieval castle in the oblast. The village became famous from a local stable for the Trakehner horse breed. Lithuanian and German church services were held at the local church.[2] In the 1880s, it had a population of 446, entirely Lutheran by confession.[3]
The town became a part of the Soviet Union in 1945 following World War II and was repopulated with Russians. It was given its present name, which means a celebration of the International Workers' Day (May 1) in Russian.
References
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Arnoldts, Daniel Heinrich (1777). Kurzgefaßte Nachrichten von allen seit der Reformation an den lutherischen Kirchen in Ostpreußen gestandnen Predigern. Königsberg. pp. 81, 91.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. II. Warszawa. 1881. p. 536.
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