Mayovka, Kaliningrad Oblast

Mayovka (Russian: Маёвка), prior to 1945 known by its German name Georgenburg (Lithuanian: Jurbarkas) was a rural locality in Chernyakhovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.

It was founded around the Ordensburg fortress Georgenburg ("George's castle") by the Teutonic Order.

The German-inhabited town became famous from a local stable for the Trakehner horse breed.

The town became a part of the Soviet Union in 1945 following World War II and was repopulated with Russians.

It was given its present name, which means a celebration of the International Workers' Day (May 1) in Russian.

Georgenburg, former castle of the Teutonic Order in 1907
Palace Georgenburg around 1860, Edition by Alexander Duncker
Map of Georgenburg and the surrounding area (around 1770)