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Explore Mayevka in Russia
Mayevka in the region of Kaliningrad is a town in Russia - some 627 mi or ( 1008 km ) West of Moscow , the country's capital city .
Current time in Mayevka is now 03:20 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kaliningrad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Riga, Svoboda, Krasnoyarskoye, Kaluzhskoye, and Kalinovka. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Riga . Where to go and what to see in Mayevka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Instruch River
The Instruch is a river in Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. It develops northeast of Dobrovolsk (formerly Pillkallen, Schlossberg between 1938-1946) and, along with the Angrapa River, forms the Pregolya near Chernyakhovsk. Prior to 1945, the river was part of German East Prussia. The town of Insterburg (now Chernyakhovsk) was named after the river's German name, Inster.
Located at 54.65 21.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Mayovka
Mayovka, prior to 1945 known by its German name Georgenberg is a settlement in Chernyakhovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Mayovka is located about ten kilometers northwest of Chernyakhovsk and has the best preserved medieval castle in the oblast. The town was founded around the Ordensburg fortress Georgenburg ("George's castle") by the Teutonic Knights. The German-inhabited town became famous from a local stable for the Trakehner horse breed.
Located at 54.63 21.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Chernyakhovsky District
Chernyakhovsky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,285.75 square kilometers . Its administrative center is the town of Chernyakhovsk. Population: 51,936; 57,521; 12,806. The population of Chernyakhovsk accounts for 77.9% of the district's total population.
Located at 54.63 21.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Chernyakhovsk (air base)
Chernyakhovsk (also Chernyahovsk) – Russian: Черняхо́вск – is a naval air base located 4 km southwest of the city of Chernyakhovsk (formerly Insterburg) in the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It is a medium sized interceptor airfield, listed as a nuclear bomber base by a Natural Resources Defense Council study. One of the main regiments at the base was the 4th Guards Maritime Assault Aviation Regiment, known up until 1989 as the 4th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.
Located at 54.60 21.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Veselovka TV Mast
Veselovka TV Mast is a 151 metres tall guyed tubular steel mast for FM- and TV-transmission near Veselovka in Kaliningrad Oblast at Russia. Veselovka TV Mast was built in 1965 and is from a somewhat unique structural type. It is equipped with six crossbars equipped with gangways, which run in two levels from the mast structure to the guys.
Located at 54.59 22.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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