- Aprelevka
Aprelevka ( _ru. Апре́левка) is a town in
Moscow Oblast ,Russia , located along the railwayMoscow —Kiev . It is 42 km away from Moscow. Population: ru-census|p02=18357|p89=21178Aprelevka was founded in 1899. It received the
urban-type settlement status in 1935, and the town status in 1961.The town was named after the nearby
Aprelevka River . While the name is quite similar to the Russian word " _ru. апрель" ("April"), it bears no ethymological connection to it. Rather, it is derived from the word " _ru. прель", meaning a "damp place" or a "bog".ISBN 530900257Х. Г. П. Смолицкая. "Топонимический словарь Центральной России". "Армада-Пресс", 2002 (G. P. Smolitskaya. "Toponymic Dictionary of Central Russia". Armada-Press, 2002)]Aprelevka's most notable industry was the
Soviet Union 's largest plant producing vinyl discs, which was founded in 1910 by three German businessmen. There is also a chemical plant in the town.References
External links
* [http://ap.net.ru/ Official website of Aprelevka]
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