*** Welcome to piglix ***

Tapiau

Gvardeysk (English)
Гвардейск (Russian)
-  Town  -
Gvardeisk markt.jpg
Central square in Gvardeysk
Map of Russia - Kaliningrad Oblast (2008-03).svg
Location of Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia
Gvardeysk is located in Kaliningrad Oblast
Gvardeysk
Gvardeysk
Location of Gvardeysk in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 54°40′N 21°05′E / 54.667°N 21.083°E / 54.667; 21.083Coordinates: 54°40′N 21°05′E / 54.667°N 21.083°E / 54.667; 21.083
Coat of Arms of Gvardeisk (Kaliningrad oblast).png
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of December 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kaliningrad Oblast
Administrative district Gvardeysky District
Town of district significance Gvardeysk
Administrative center of Gvardeysky District, town of district significance of Gvardeysk
Municipal status (as of May 2014)
Urban okrug Gvardeysky Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Gvardeysky Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 13,899 inhabitants
Time zone USZ1 (UTC+02:00)
First documented 1254
Town status since 1722
Previous names Tapiow,
Tapiau (until 1946)
Postal code(s) 238210
Official website
on

Gvardeysk (Russian: Гвардейск; IPA: [ɡvɐrˈdʲejsk]), known prior to 1946 by its German name About this sound Tapiau  (Lithuanian: Tepliava/Tepliuva; Polish: Tapiawa/Tapiewo), is a town and the administrative center of Gvardeysky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pregolya River 38 kilometers (24 mi) east of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 13,899 (2010 Census);14,572 (2002 Census);11,904 (1989 Census).

Peter of Dusburg wrote of a settlement known as Tapiow, first documented in 1254, and the neighboring fort Surgurbi built by 1265. The Old Prussian names were derived from the words tape, teplu, toplu, tapi, meaning "warm", and sur garbis, meaning "around the mountain". During the 13th century Prussian Crusade, the area was conquered by the Teutonic Knights. To protect Samland from the Nadruvians and Scalvians, the crusaders built a wooden fort between the Deime and Pregel Rivers in 1283–1290. This was replaced by Tapiau Castle, a stone Ordensburg, in 1351.


...
Wikipedia

...