Chekhovo, Kaliningrad Oblast Explained

En Name:	Chekhovo
Ru Name:	Че́хово
Pushpin Map:	Russia Kaliningrad Oblast#European Russia#Russia
Inhabloc Cat:	Rural locality
Established Title:	Founded
Established Date:	1365

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

History

The village was founded in 1365. The name is of Old Prussian origin. The Dobrzyński Polish noble family lived in the village.^[1] In 1884, it had a population of 1,209.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Kętrzyński, Wojciech. Wojciech Kętrzyński. 1882. O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich. pl. Lwów. Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. 581.
2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII. 1892. pl. Warszawa. 742.