Chapayevo (Russian: Чапаево}) is a residential area in Moskovsky District of Kaliningrad, Russia. It was formerly known by its German language name Prappeln as first a suburb of and then a quarter of southwestern Königsberg, Germany.
History
Prappeln was neighbored by Spandienen to the northwest, Schönbusch to the north, Ponarth to the northeast, and Kalgen to the west. It was documented in 1425 as Perrappelen, in 1467 as Pirrappelen, and in 1488 as Prappeln. Its name was derived from prapolis, the Old Prussian word for the hoopoe bird.
The village and its mill were incorporated into the city of Königsberg in April 1939. Königsberg became Russian Kaliningrad following World War II; Prappeln was renamed Chapayevo after the soldier Vasily Chapayev.
References
Chapayevo Microdistrict Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA