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'''Angrapa''' ({{Lang-pl|Węgorapa}}, {{Lang-ru|Анграпа}}, {{Lang-de|Angerapp}}, {{Lang-lt|Angrapė}}) is a river in northeastern [[Poland]] and [[Russia]] ([[Kaliningrad Oblast]]). It originates in [[Masuria]] and flows into the [[Pregolya]], of which it is a main [[tributary]]. |
'''Angrapa''' ({{Lang-pl|Węgorapa}}, {{Lang-ru|Анграпа}}, {{Lang-de|Angerapp}}, {{Lang-lt|Angrapė}}) is a river in northeastern [[Poland]] and [[Russia]] ([[Kaliningrad Oblast]]). It originates in [[Masuria]] and flows into the [[Pregolya]], of which it is a main [[tributary]]. |
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The Angrapa has a length of 172 km and a basin area of 3,639 km². The Russian name ''Angrapa'' is derived from the old German name ''Angerapp'', which in turn is derived from the [[Old Prussian language|Old Prussian]] words ''anguris'' (eel) and ''apis'' (river). The river's name therefore means "[[Eel]] River". The city of [[Ozyorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast|Ozyorsk]] (formerly the German town of ''Darkehmen'') lies on the Angrapa. |
The Angrapa has a length of 172 km and a basin area of 3,639 km². The Russian name ''Angrapa'' is derived from the old German name ''Angerapp'', which in turn is derived from the [[Old Prussian language|Old Prussian]] words ''anguris'' (eel) and ''apis'' (river). The river's name therefore means "[[Eel]] River". The city of [[Ozyorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast|Ozyorsk]] (formerly the German town of ''Darkehmen'') and the village of [[Mayakovskoye]] (formely ''Nemmersdorf'') lies on the Angrapa. |
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Angrapa (Polish: Węgorapa, Russian: Анграпа, German: Angerapp, Lithuanian: Angrapė) is a river in northeastern Poland and Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast). It originates in Masuria and flows into the Pregolya, of which it is a main tributary.
The Angrapa has a length of 172 km and a basin area of 3,639 km². The Russian name Angrapa is derived from the old German name Angerapp, which in turn is derived from the Old Prussian words anguris (eel) and apis (river). The river's name therefore means "Eel River". The city of Ozyorsk (formerly the German town of Darkehmen) and the village of Mayakovskoye (formely Nemmersdorf) lies on the Angrapa.
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