Pëtkallen was formerly part of the German Empire. In the German Empire, the place was called Pötken.
The place is now called Petropavlovskoe * and belongs to Russian Federation.
| Historical place name | Country | Administration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pötkallen | German Empire | Tilsit-Ragnit | 1938 |
| Pötken | German Empire | Tilsit-Ragnit | 1939 |
| Pëtkallen | Under Soviet administration | Kaliningrad | 1945 |
| Petropavlovskoe * | Russian Federation | Krasnoznamensk | 1992 |