Mayakovskoye
Mayakovskoye
Маяко́вское | |
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The Angrapa River in Mayakovskoye | |
Location of Mayakovskoye | |
| Coordinates: 54°31′12″N 22°03′56″E / 54.52000°N 22.06556°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Gusevsky District |
| First mentioned | 1515 |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 913 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (MSK–1 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 238033 |
| OKTMO ID | 27709000231 |
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Mayakovskoye (Russian: Маяко́вское; German: Nemmersdorf; Lithuanian: Nemirkiemis) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Gusevsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Angrapa River. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) 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.