| En Name: | Aprelevka |
| Ru Name: | Апрелевка |
| Coordinates: | 55.55°N 41°W |
| Map Label Position: | left |
| Image Coa: | Gerb Aprelevka.gif |
| Federal Subject: | Moscow Oblast |
| Adm District Jur: | Naro-Fominsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Aprelevka |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town |
| Adm Ctr Of: | Town of Aprelevka |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Naro-Fominsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Aprelevka Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of: | Aprelevka Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 18349 |
| Established Date: | 1899 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1961 |
| Postal Codes: | 143360, 143362, 143363 |
| Dialing Codes: | 496345 |
| Website: | http://www.апрелевка.рф/ |
Aprelevka (Russian: Апре́левка) is a town in Naro-Fominsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located along the Moscow–Kaluga railway, 42km (26miles) from Moscow. Population:
The town was named after the nearby Aprelevka River. While the name is quite similar to the Russian word "Russian: апрель" (April), it bears no etymological connection to it. Rather, it is derived from the word "Russian: прель", meaning a "damp place" or a "bog".[1]
Aprelevka was founded in 1899. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1935 and the town status in 1961.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with eight rural localities, incorporated within Naro-Fominsky District as the Town of Aprelevka.[2] As a municipal division, the Town of Aprelevka is incorporated within Naro-Fominsky Municipal District as Aprelevka Urban Settlement.[3]
Aprelevka's most notable industry was the Soviet Union's largest plant producing vinyl discs, which was founded in 1910 by three German businessmen: Gottlieb Moll, his son Johann, and August Kybarth. There is also a chemical plant in the town.