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Chekhovo, Kaliningrad Oblast

Coordinates: 54°32′40″N 20°43′15″E / 54.54444°N 20.72083°E / 54.54444; 20.72083
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Chekhovo
Че́хово
Old church ruins
Old church ruins
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Chekhovo is located in Kaliningrad Oblast
Chekhovo
Chekhovo
Location of Chekhovo
Chekhovo is located in European Russia
Chekhovo
Chekhovo
Chekhovo (European Russia)
Chekhovo is located in Russia
Chekhovo
Chekhovo
Chekhovo (Russia)
Coordinates: 54°32′40″N 20°43′15″E / 54.54444°N 20.72083°E / 54.54444; 20.72083
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKaliningrad Oblast
Founded1365
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (MSK–1 Edit this on Wikidata[1])
Postal code(s)[2]
238423Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID27703000256

Chekhovo (Russian: Че́хово; German: Uderwangen; Lithuanian: Udravangis) is a settlement in Bagrationovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.

History

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The village was founded in 1365. The name is of Old Prussian origin.[3] The Dobrzyński Polish noble family lived in the village.[4] In 1884, it had a population of 1,209.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1892. p. 742.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Kętrzyński, Wojciech (1882). O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich (in Polish). Lwów: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 581.