Mayakovskoye

Mayakovskoye (; ; ) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Gusevsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Angrapa River. It lies approximately south-west of Gusev.

Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Mayakovskoye
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Маяко́вское
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Angrapa.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: The Angrapa River in Mayakovskoye
Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map: Russia Kaliningrad Oblast#European Russia#Russia
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Kaliningrad Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur: Gusevsky District
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: Rural locality
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census: 913
Russian inhabited locality.established_date: 1515
Russian inhabited locality.established_title: First mentioned

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: posyolok
Country: Russia
Located in: Gusevsky District
Population: 637
Elevation: 60
Dialing code: 40143

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postal code: 238033
Commons category: Mayakovskoye

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Mayakovskoye (; ; ) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Gusevsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Angrapa River. It lies approximately south-west of Gusev.

The village became known during World War II on October 22, 1944, as the site of the first Soviet war crime on German territory against German women, French and Belgian POWs—the Nemmersdorf massacre.

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