ɪt wʌz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ ðə fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ɐpˈɑːloʊ ɹᵻfˈaɪnɚɹi, dᵻstɹˈɔɪd baɪ kˈɑːɹpɪt bˈɑːmɪŋ baɪ ðɪ ˈælaɪz ɪnðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz lˈaɪɪŋ nˈɪɹbaɪ ɔnðə lˈɛft bˈæŋk ʌv dˈænuːb.
It was named after the former Apollo refinery, destroyed by carpet bombing by the Allies in the Second World War, which was lying nearby on the left bank of Danube.