Last Updated: 22 May 2013

 List  of German-Russian Villages

A-K

A

Abatschi-Alexandrow Estate / Bess

• See Alexadnrow / Bess

Akkerman / Besss.

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 69-70/ A sea port city.... which held German settlers

Albota / Bess

•  [White Horse]
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern,  p. 43

Alecksuesswerth / Bess.

• [Aleck, Suess, Werth]  See Paris / Bess.

Alexanderfeld / Bess.

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps 44-45.  Per.
• Note: Sergeant Paff  mentioned.  Bought from Elisabetha Nikolaewna Garting and waas known as Gartenfeld in the earlier years

Alexanderhilf/Od

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 564

Alexanderhilf / Kau

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. p. 942

Alexandrowka / Bess

•  Land was purchased from the family of Abatschi-Alexandrow
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 45-46.

Alisowka / Bess.

• See Halle / Bess.

(de) Allmaida Estate / Bess.

• See Neu Alexandrowka / Bess.  and Hoffnugsfeld / Bess.

Alt-Arzis

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 81-83

Alt-Dandzig

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 952

Alt-Elft / Bess

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 53-54.
• It also held the names Champenoises  I and Michaelsruhm
• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 502

Alt-Montal  / Tau

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 880

Alt-Nassu / Tau

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 883

Alt-Oneschti / Kischniev / Bess.

• Leased by Glaician Germans from ____, who's owners lived in Kischinev.
•  Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 110

Alt-Postal / Bess Alt-Posttal/ Bess.

• Also known as Malojaroslavetz II.  
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 63-65
• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 504

Alt-Schwedendorf / Kher

• Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 808

Andrejewka / Bess.

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 70-71

Annenfeld / Kau

• Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 943

Annowka / Bess.

• I909 2,000 desjatines of  land was purchased from Countess Anna Gagarina Sturdza. The village of Annowka was created by German-Russians
• B

Alisowka / Bess. see Halle [Heils] Chutor

Anastsoevla Chutor / _____

• Families mentioned in Glueckstal / Od. Births and Marriages, 1833-1900 (H. Ehrman)
  • Heupel
  • Weisser
  • Eckman

Antijakoska Chutor n. Gross Liebental [Grossliebental] / Od. S. Russia

• The following Roemmich is listed as having lived at the Antijakoska Chutor:
  • Sophie Roemmich b. abt 1861 d. 11 Feb 1884 Lichtenfeld [23 years, 1 month and 23 days old] m. Jakob Lauer  Issue:
    1. Lauer, Sophia  b.  23 Dec 1860 Alexanderhilf  d. 21 May 1884 Rosenthal, dau. of  Jakob Laur and   Sophia Roemmich, #1895617-1 894 3 0y.3m.20d., Chutor Antijakoska GrossLiebental  File: Freudental Death Records, 188x (R. Wiseman) >> Lauer Sophia , d. 11 Feb 1884 Lichtenfeld , dau. of ___ Roemmich and Jacob Laur, #1895617-1 893 1 23y.1m.18d., Worms, B: 23 Dec 1860Alexanderhilf File: Freudental Death Records, 188x (R. Wiseman)

Annowka Chutor / _____

• Families mentioned in Glueckstal / Od. Births and Marriages, 1833-1900 (H. Ehrman)
  • Hagel
• Families mentioned in Glueckstal / Od. Births Records 186X (D. Wahl)
  • Aiperspach m. Lechner
  • Hieb m. Schnabel
  • Just
  • Schnabel
  • Schnabel m. Kirschenmann

Atmagea, Dubrudscha

• Several Stehr families from Beresina / Bess. migr. into this area
• By 1926 there were 3 Rumanian families, 79 German Lutherans families  [450 persons counted]...
• Lutheran Church built in 1865
• When there wasn't enough land some migr. to Mamalia and Caratai

Arzis / Bess

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 507

Aswadurow Estate / Bess.

• See Sofiewka / Bess.

Avaszim? / Chutor

B

Baden / Od

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 627

Bagdanow Chutor... See Bagdanow Chutor

Baimaklia / Bess.

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps 46-47

Bajusch / Bess.

• Very small German-Russian community
• 1908
• In the Neu Sarata Parish
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 153

Bajusch / Bess

• Founded before the German-Russian community by the same name
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 151

Balabanka Estate / Bess.

• Next ot Fuch Estate on the shore of the Black Sea
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 167

Balois Estate / Bess

• See Ketrossy / Bess.

Bals Estate /Bess.

• the Bals were a prominent Romanian family gained land grants in 1812
• data found p. 58 THE RUSSIAN ANNEXAION OF BESSARABIA 1774-1828 by Georg F. Jewsburg

Bas Glueckstal Chutor / ___

• Families mentioned in Glueckstal / Od. Births and Marriages, 1833-1900 (H. Ehrman)
  • Gross

Basyrjamka / Bess.

• Translated means "Salt Hole"
• Gottfried Schulz purchased the estate of Caesar Antonovich Belikovich and resold the land to German-Russian settlers
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 164-165
• Some colonists bred Orlov and Nonius  horses
• Also bred re Angus buills from Holstein and Caracul sheep
• Mentions an  Emanuel Sauter as a teacher....
• Brick factory

Bel. = Belowesch  by Tschernigow / Volga

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 823

Belowesch  District's German Colonies / Kher settled abt 1766 by Hessians:

• Belowesh
• Gorodok
• Kaltschinowka
• Klein-Werder
• Kaltschinowka
• Rundewiese

Belikovich Estate / Bess.

• See Basrjamka / Bess.

Bender / Bess.

• Germans migr. here abt the year 1812....  In 1908 there were 80 families  who were part of a German congregation.  Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 111

Benkendorf Estate / Bess.

• General  Count Alexander  Christoforovich von Benckendorff  [1783-1844] owned an estate of  110,863 acres of land.
  • Was one of the men who dealt with Tsar Paul I which resulted in Alexander I becoming Tsar of Russia....
  • Comandat of Moscow after Napoleon's retreat in 1812
  • Statesman
  • Chief of Police
  • Aide-de-camp of Tsar  Alexander I
  • Commanded the troops that halted the Decembrists Revolution of 1825
• His land was purchased by German-Russians in 1863  some 5,547.6 acres
• Villagers  named their village after Benckendorff...
• His land was purchased by German-Russian in 1873 some 7,694 acres....
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern pps 165-166

Benkendorf / Bess

• 1812 Count Benkendorff was given 28,000 desiatinas of land  in Bessarabia p. 59  The Russian Annexation of Bessarabia 1774-1828 by  Georg F. Jewsbury
• German-Russians in 1863  some 5,547.6 acres  from General Count Benkendorf...
  • See Benkendorf Estate
• Villagers  named their village after Benckendorff...
• His land was purchased by German-Russian in 1873 some 7,694 acres....
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern pps 165-166

Berdjansk Colonies - Germans [Swabens] from Wuerttemberg :

• Heuhoffnung
• Neuhoffnungstal
• Rosenfeld
• Neu-Stuttgart

Beresina /Bess

• *
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern pps. 122-124.  Under a User's Rights Bill and the villagers did not own their land  from 1814 to 1871 when the land was allowed to be purchased by the German-Russians.
• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 509

Beresaner District's German Colonies:

• Johannestal
• Karlsruhe,
• Katharinental,
• Ladnau,
• Muenchen,
• Rastatt,
• Rohrbach,
• Speyer,
• Sulz,
• Waterloo I (Borodino)
• Waterloo II
• Worms

Berg Chotor / ____

• Berg Family is mentioned in Glueckstal/Od. Deaths, 1833-1885 (E. Ehrman)
• Families in death records of Freudental / Od
  • Bender

Bergdorf / Bess

• Translated means Mountain Village
• 1921 established
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 154

Bergdorf / Od.

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 658

Bernadotti Estate / Bess.

• See Peterstal / Bess.

Besrukowa Chutor / ____

• Families Listed in Glueckstal Deaths, 1833-1885 (E. Ehrman):
  • Fauth
  • Mueller m. Stoebner; Casselers [fr. Cassel/Od
• Families mentioned in Glueckstal / Od. Births Records 186X (D. Wahl)
  • Bender
  • Brand
  • Fauth
  • Katharina Hoffer b. 1 May 1868, dau. of Michael Hoffer
    • See Hoffer Family
  • Ketterling m. Merkel
  • Kirschenmann
  • Lang
  • Fauth
  • Reub
  • Mueller

Bess. = Bessarabia, S. Russia

• See Bessarabia Newsletter: http://www.bessarabian.com
  • Lead Editor is:  Carolyn Schott who's E-mail is:  cgschott@earthlin.net
  • Contributing Editor and Advisor is Dale Wahl  E-mail is:  dwahl@kendaco.telebyte.com
• Remmick's Web Site: A little history and some dates of importance:
  • http://www.remmick.org/Remmick.Bessarabia.Facts
    • Map of German-Russian Villages in the southern part of Bessarabia
    • 1927 Map of Bessarabia
• German Colonies:
  • Alt-Elft (fere-Campenoise, Michaelstruhn)
  • Alt-Postal  (Malojareslawetz II)
  • Arzis
  • Beresina (Kogelnik)
  • Borodino (before 1812:Sak, Soak Creek, Saok; abt 1814:Alexander, aft. 1814 Borodino and up to the present 2002....)
  • Brienne (Peterwunsch
  • Dennewitz (Tockerkolonie)
  • Friedenstal
  • Gnadental (Neu-Sarata)
  • Hoffnungstal
  • Katzbach
  • Kloestitz (Tschaga)
  • Krasna
  • Kulm (Paulsberg)
  • Leipzig (Skinos)
  • Lichtental
  • Neuk-Arzis
  • Neu-Elft
  • Paris
  • Plotzk
  • Sarata
  • Schabo
  • Teplitz
  • Tarutino (Anschakrak
  • Wittenberg (Malojareslawewtz I)

Billersfeld / Dnj

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 851

Bisakova Chutor /___

• Bender family is mentioned as being connected to the Bisakova Chutor in the Gluekstal Deaths 1833-1885 (E. Ehrman)

Blumental / Bess.

• Leased land.... from Russow
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p.138

Blumental / Tau

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 886

Bodamer Estate

• See Krontal II
• See Friedrichsfeld / Bess.

Bogdanow [Bagdanow] Chutor / ____

• Families mentioned in Glueckstal / Od. Births Records 186X (D. Wahl)
  • Bielhauer
  • Pressler
  • Schmidt

Bochmel_  Chutor / __

• Families mentioned in Glueckstal / Od. Births Records 186X (D. Wahl)
  • Bosche

Borodin / Omsk, NSib

Borodine / Kher

Borodino / Mozhaisk  [west of the City of Moscow]

• Battle of Borodino, 26 August 1812, which is 128 km from Moscow

Borodino / Bessarabia

• *
• VC is Judy A. Remmick-Hubert ,  E-mail: RemMick@aol.com
• B  = Symbol which shows which villages held people who migr. from Borodino
• The original  village was Turkish and known as Soak Creek. The early German emigrants called it "Soak".  In 1814 the village was renamed Alexander  after the Tsar of Russia Alexander I then it was, again,  renamed . This time the villagers called it Borodino after the Battle of Borodino in which some of the men had fought. Some 38,151.5 acres were purchased for this German -Russian. and a great deal of land  was leased from the local Russian nobility  [names are not known at this time] 
• Information can be found in the following books:
  1. Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern pps 125-126

• In 1939 the last count of horses were 1,200.  It is not known the count  before the Russian Revolution.  One of the main independent breeders was Michael Hein who traveled at least once a year to Persia to purchase Arabian stock. Hein breed three varieties: calvary horses for officers,  fast  Orlov-Arabian trotters and a horse that resembled the huge Belgium .....  Some of his horses were in the stables of  Tsar Alexander III and later his son, Tsar Nicholas II.
• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 512
• Borodino, Bess. Genealogy
• Borodino, Bess. History

Borodino / Kher., Od

1. See Waterloo II / Kherson, Odessa

Bratuleni / Bess.

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 111. There was a German section within the Russian village

Brenzi Chutor/ n. Glueckstal/Od

• Families mentioned in Glueckstal / Od. Births and Marriages, 1833-1900 (H. Ehrman)
  • Hencke

Brienne / Bess

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 83-84
• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 515

Brailov Estate, Bess.

• See book:Before the Revolution by Kyril FitzLyon and Tatiana Browing   300 photographs   Personal interest:  Page 88 is the 1890 photo of Karl von Meck's estate at Brailov / Bessarabia. Here, his widow, became patron of Tschalkovsky.  Show s a sugar [beet ] factory

Budaki / Bess

• 48 German-Russians settled in the Russian  resort village before WII - known for it's medicinal sludge...
• German-Russian Teachers Ass. owned a hotel in this resort village
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 166

Burg [Berg] Chutor / ____

• Berg Family is mentioned in Glueckstal/Od. Deaths, 1833-1885 (E. Ehrman)

Buslinowa Chutor / ____

• Families in death records of Freudental / Od
  • Kautz

C

Calmatzuie / Bess

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 111

Cantacuzene Estate /Bess.

• the Cantacuzene were a prominent Romanian family gained land grants in 1812
• data found p. 58 THE RUSSIAN ANNEXAION OF BESSARABIA 1774-1828 by Georg F. Jewsburg

Carpenko Estate / Bess.

• See Sofiental / Bess.

Catargui Estate / Bess.

• the Catargui were a prominent Romanian family gained land grants in 1812
• data found p. 58 THE RUSSIAN ANNEXAION OF BESSARABIA 1774-1828 by Georg F. Jewsburg

Caucasus = Kaukasus

• South Kakukaasus German Colonies:
  • Alexanderdorf
  • Annenfeld
  • Elisabethal
  • Helendorf
  • Katharinenfeld
  • Marienfeld
  • Petersdorf
  • Neu-Tiflis

Champenoise I/ Bess.

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 53-54. Also held the names of Alt Elft and Michaelsruhm

Champenoise II / Bess.

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps 57-59. It was created by dividing Alt Elft in half. Was known also as Neu Elft

Cherson , See Kherson

Chulitsch Estate / Bess

• See Schabolat / Bess.

Church Properties

• See Neu Tarutino
• Russian Greek Orthodox Church Lands in Bessarabia in 1812 were 241,970 desiatinas of land, p. 59, The Russian Annexation of Bessarabia 1774-1828 by  Georg F. Jewsbury

Ciobana Estate  / Bess.

• Land owned by Baron Stuart who leased d a small portion of his land to German-Russians stablished a small community known as Hirtenheim / Bess. .Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 113-114

Cr = Crimea [Kr = Krimea ] District's German Colonies:

• Neusatz
• Friedental
• Rosental
• Kronental
• Sudak
• Simferopol
• Zuerichtal
• Heilbrunn
• Ottus
• Feodosja-Herzenberg

D

Daguli, Bess.

• See Plotzk/ Bess.

Daschkow Estate / Bess

• Reimann family purchased land.  See Reimann Estates

Dianow Estate / Bess.

• See Neu-Odessa/ Bess.

 Darmstadt / Gr

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 874

Delakeu Estate

• See Glueckstal / Bess.

Demischeant / ____

• Families in death records of Freudental / Od
  • Fauser

Demidow Estate / Bess.

• Land was purchased by Nathanael Reimann.  See Reimann Estates
• See Roduner-Gassert Estate

Demir Chadschi Estate / Bess.

• In 1861 Konrad Renz purchased from the Russian Duchess Muruzowa 6,763 hectares (16,704.6 acres).  Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 95-96.  Renz sold and leased some of his lands to Christian Radkle, Jakob Hornugh.... A "farming village " was conected to Gnadental/ Bess....

Dennewitz / Bess.

• Land was part of the Hambur Estate and the original coly was called Hamburg then it was renamed Dennewitz. Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 54-55
• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 516

Dimachi Estate /Bess.

• the Dimachi were a prominent Romanian family gained land grants in 1812
• data found p. 58 THE RUSSIAN ANNEXAION OF BESSARABIA 1774-1828 by Georg F. Jewsburg

Dnj = Dnjepropetrowsk

Dob = Dobrudscha = Dobruja

Dobrudscha  [Garden of Eden]

• A strip of land south of Bessarabia  where the Danube Rivber and the Prut River meet togather flow toward the mouth of the Danube River which flows into the Black Sea with it's southern border as Bulgaria in the early 1800s.....
• Many Bess.-German-Russians migr. to this area
• Area belonged to the Turkish gov. until 1878 and after the Russo-Turkish war the area was given to Rumania... In 1940 Germans entered the area and repartriation the German colonists,  who's numbers were about 15,000....
• There were German-Russian Lutheran (L), Baptists (Bap), Adventists (Ad) and Catholic (C) communities mixed with Turks, Tatars, Rumanains, Bulgarins, Greeks, Poles, Italians.....
• See AHSGR Work Pager No. 8, May 1972
• See AHSGR Journal, Vol. 7, No. 4, Winter 1984
• Villages mentioned are:
  • Malcoci (C)
  • Cataloi (L, Bap.)
  • Ortachioi (L)
  • Ciucurova (L)
  • Cogealac (L)
  • Tariverde (L, Bap)
  • Chermette (L)
  • Caramurat (C)
  • Culelia (C)
  • Cogealia (L)
  • Palaz Mare (C)
  • Constanta (L, C)
    • Anadolchioi, Horoslar, Pallas  [Suburbs  of Constanta] (L)
  • Neue Weingarten (L, Ad)
  • Techirghiol (L, C)
  • Grossmangeapunar, Leinmangeapunar  (L, C)
  • Mangalia (Bap)
  • Calfa (C)
  • Tschupanujus (L)
  • Agemler (L)
  • Ebechioi Omurcea (L)
  • Manuslia (L)
  • Cobadin (L, Bap)
  • Sofular (L)
  • Caratai (L)
  • Fachria (L)
• See pixel's Kobelenz  Exodus Questionares Form List: http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/library/bess/koblenz/

Dox / Bess.

• See Neu -Seimeny / Bess.

Dubrovski Estate / n. Kremtshug / Poltava [left bank of Dnieper River]

• 1912 and Before... - Owned by  Grand Duke  Demetrius Constantinovich who  bred and raised the Orlov Trotters here

Durlach / Tau

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 887

Dyck Manor  [Black Sea]

• Known as the Steinbach manor on the Molotschnaja, owner Jakob Dyck

E

Ebenfeld / Bess.

• 1913 Land was purchased from Count Manuk-Bey
• Translated it means  level field
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 154-156

Eckert Estates

• See Sarazika Eckert / Bess.

Eichendorf / Bess.

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps 48-49
• 

Eichwald / Gr

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 875

Eigenfeld / Bess.

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 98-99.
• It's earlier name was Nadescha. The land was purchased from Rodi Ganati.
• This land had once been part of  Geneal Marino Estate  until1 1861 when the lands were turned over to the Russians by Tsar Alexander II who had set the Russian slaves free and land was needed....
• B

Eigenheim / Bess.

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 71-72

Elisabethdorf / Gr

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 875

Elisabethtal / Kau

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 944

Elsass / Od

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 631

Ensslen Estates

• Gottfriedn Ensslen nd his desc. held estates of Maltscha and held other sections of land..
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps 88-89 & p. 105
•  Ensslen Negrowo Estate which was purchased from Negri who had been leasing the land...
• Ensslen Estate on the shore of the Black Sea
  • Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 166
  • Purchased lands from Count Demidow with Reimann, Fuch....

Eskaporitu  Estate /Bess.

• the Eskaporitu were a prominent Romanian family gained land grants in 1812
• data found p. 58 THE RUSSIAN ANNEXAION OF BESSARABIA 1774-1828 by Georg F. Jewsburg

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F

Feodosia / Kr

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 922

Figuera Estate / Bess.

• See Neu Alexandrowka / Bess.

Fibulsk Chutor / Od.

• Michael  [1799-1848] and Catharina, nee Dewald, Hoffer are listed as having lived on the Fibulsk Chutor when their daughter Elisabeth D. Hoffer was b. 25 April 1866.  They had migr. from Neudorf / Od. S. Russia.  He was the son of Peter Hoffer and Margareta, nee Hofwald] and nephew to Michael Hoffer b. 1794.....  Judy A. Remmick-Hubert ancestor

Fischersdorf / Dnj

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 855

Franzfeld / Od

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 569

Franzfeld / Od

Friedensfeld / Bess.

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 100-101.  Familar names for my family are found here: J. Schweigert, who was re-elected mayor several times...  Other leaders mentioned: J. Reinhardt, F. Sauter....
  • More information can be found under the title of "Friedensfeld 1879-1940, Memories of a Schwaebian Village on the Steppe In South Bessarabia by Paul Jundt and Traslated by Victor Knell p. 38 to 47, GRHS Heritage Review, Vol. 30 #3, September 2000.  Data fr. the article:
    • Jacob Schweikert  from Borodino/ Bess and Michael Loeffenbein were elected by a group of 36 to purchase land of 1700 dessjatines (4,590 acres) from the estate owner Nawrotzki   which was 39 milies from Akkermann.  On 5 Oct 1878 they purchased the land for 35 rubles per dessjatine.  Secured a loan from the Odessser Bank. More land was purchased later by individuals and the estates are named in this article.
    • Has a list of founders and the villages from which they came.
    • Talks  about:
      • domestic economy...
      • the funding of the church
      • grapes
      • horses
      • melons
      • sheep
      • cattle
      • mills
      • brick factory
      • religion
      • newspapers

Friedrichsfeld Bess.

• Bodamer Estate - Family owned 17,290 acres
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 133

Friedenstal / Bess

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps 85-86.
•  Known as Parcel #13 sset up for 87 farms with each being 60 desjatines (148.2 acreas).... later more land was purchasaed from "Duchess Tolstoi" and  "A. Hoffmann"....
• 
• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 517

Friedental / Kr

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 918

Friedrichsdorf / Bess.

• In 1911 land was purchased from Feodor O. Tultschianow. Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 86-87

Friedrichsfeld Estate / n. Kloestitz/ Bess.

• Purchased by Friedrich Bodmaer
• 7,000 desjatins of land
• Hereditary estate went to Johann Bodmaer
• "1917 estate was plundered and burned to the groun" See Story Bessarabia Newsletter, Vol. 5, Issue 3, p. 39
• only 200 hectars remained in the family after 1917 to son Gottlieb Bodamer (100) and a dau. Ema Bdamer (100)

Friedrichsfeld / Tau

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 888

Freudenfeld / Bess.

• In 1860 ___ Kipperwasser of Kischnev / Bess. bought  the estate and leased it to German-Russians... Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 100

Freudental / Od

• *
• See Pfaff  Family
• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 572

Fuch Estate / Bess.

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern p. 96
• Lands purchased from Countess Tolstoy
• See Walerianowka Estate
• Fuch estate on the shore of the Black Sea
  • 1912 - Purchased from Count Tschermisow
  • Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 167

Fundu-Sarazika / Bess

• 1891-92
• B
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 157

Fuerstenfeld I

• 1895 - German-Russians lease land from ____
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p 155

Fuerstenfeld II

• 7,410 acres wer purchased from a Russian owner _____
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 156

G

Gartenfeld / Bess.

• See Alexanderfeld / Bess above....

Garting Estate / Bess

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 44:  
• Estate owned by Elisaabetha Nikolaewna Garting.  Land was 2, 683 desjatines   (6,627 acres) and sold abt 1907
•  See Gartenfeld and Alexanderfeld/ Bess.

Gassert Estates / Bess  [Roduner-Gassert Estate]

• Lands, 1,235 acres)  were purchased from the Demidow family by Gottlieb Gasssert
• One of the heirs, Eduward Roduner held more than lands
  • Hotels in Akkerman
  • Hotel in St. Petersburg  [renamed Hotel Bucharest] ...
  • Helped expan the spa at Budaki....
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps 173-174

Gerling Estate / Bess.

• Estate owner was Christian Gerling from Tarutino / Bess and his wife Anna-Sofie , nee Hommel....  They had three children...
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 167

Gerstenberger Estates / Bess.

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern p. 96,
• Lands purchassed from Countess Tolstoy...
• See Tamurka Estate
• See Tschiligider Estate
• Pototzkaja, - Estate of Countess
• Pototzkaya Estate [Tamuerer Valley n. Kloestitz / Bess]
  • purchased from Countess Pototzkaja
  • 3,000 desjatin 9abt 8,194 acres)
  • Purchased by Johann Gottlieb Gerstenberg b. 3 Jan 1823 from Beresina / Bess.
    • son - was Johann Gerstenberger b. 20 June 1862 See story in Bessarabia Newsletter, Vol. 3, Isue 2, p. 18
      • elected twice to the Rumanin parliament
      • Des. of  Beresina Colonist in 1815
      • Bought the estate of Countess Pototzkaja in the Taumuerer Valley n. Kloestitz / Bess.

Ghica Estate / Bess.

• the Chica were a prominent Romanian family gained land grants in 1812
• data found p. 58 THE RUSSIAN ANNEXAION OF BESSARABIA 1774-1828 by Georg F. Jewsburg

Ginsberg Estate / Bess.

• Purchased in 1858 by Borodino Bess colonists .....  See Mathildendorf / Bess.
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 149 - 150

Glueckstal / Bess.

• In  1912 German-Russian purchased 1,303 desjatines (3,218.4 acres) of land from  Ivan and Grigori Martinowitsch Nasarov.
•  Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 112-113.
• A lso known as Nasarewka.  
• There  is mentioned something about the Delakeu Estate.A Jacob Sauter bought 50 desjatines of this property.  

Glueckstal  District's German Colonies / Od

• Map by Ron Vossler
• Bergdorf,
• Glueckstal
• , Kasasel
• , Neudorf,
• Grigoriopol
• Hoffnungstal

Glueckstal  / Od

• *
• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 669

Glueckstal / Od..... A chutor near this village

• see Bass Glueckstal
• chutor near Glueckstal not named accept location
  • Families mentioned in Glueckstal / Od. Births and Marriages, 1833-1900 (H. Ehrman)
    • Voegele m. Schlichter

Gnadenfeld / Bess.

• In 1879 the Fukelmann Estate was purchassed for a German-Russian community.
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern pps. 101-102
• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 519

Gnadenburg / Kau

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 956

Gnadenheim / Bess.

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 126.
• Heier family of Alt Posttal  leased the Semsotka Estate...
• ... until it was purchased in 1909 by Johann Wonneberg and Kison from Eigenheim and  another a  Hoehn who's village is not mentioned.
•  In 1913 Hoehn and Kison sold 250 desjatines to Gottfried Goetz, 150 desjatines Gottfreid "s son Reinhold Goetz and  50 desjatines to the twin brothers Immanuel and Michael Hofer of Hoffnungstal.

Gnadental / Bess

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps 106-108

Goettland / Gr

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 875

Goetz Estates

• See Semsotka / Bess. [Gnadenheim]; also one in Tshaga Valley / ____

Gorsky Chutor

• Friedrich and Eva, nee Pleiness, Bender fr. Gorsky Chutor are mentioned in Glueckstal / Od. Births and Marriages, 1833-1900 (H. Ehrman)
• Note: "Casselers [GRs from Cassel Colony] were in Chutor Gorsky"

Gregele Chutor / ____

• Families mentioned in Glueckstal / Od. Births and Marriages, 1833-1900 (H. Ehrman)
  • Kirschenmann

Gregowa Chutor / _____

• Families Listed in Glueckstal Deaths, 1833-1885 (E. Ehrman):
  • Feikert

Gretscheni Estate, Kahul Dist., Bess.

• Christian Kroll purchased this land in 1911.
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 96

Grossliebental Od

• *
• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 577

Gross Werder / Volga

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 833

Gruental / Tau

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 891

Gr = Grunau District's German Colonies [known also as Mariupol]:

• Belowesch
• Darmstadt (Nowgorod)
• Eichwald
• Elisabethdorf (Jelisawetowka)
• Goettland
• Grunau (Alexandronewsk)
• Kaiserdorf
• Kaltschinowka
• Kampenau (Kamenskoje)
• Kirschwald
• Kronsdorf (Kasenoslesk)
• Ludwigstal (Romanowka)
• Marienfeld (Marinopolje)
• Miarau (Mirskoje)
• Neuhof
• Reichenberg (Bogatowka)
• Rosengarten (Rajgorod)
• Rundewiese (Lugansk)
• Schoenbaum
• Tiegenhof (Jasinowka)
• Tiegenort
• Tiergardt
• Wickerau (Kuznezowka)

Grunau / Gr

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 876

Gueldendorf Od

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 891

Gutheim / Bess.

• Jakob Renz purchased the lands from Countess Anna Gagarina Sturdza. Later he sold the estate of Grosshans of Friedenstal.  
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern p. 102 

Gumen-Bey Castle and Estate / Bess.

• See Hantscheschti Estate

Guensburg Estate / Bess.

• See Peterstal / Bess.
• Kurudschika / Bess. also known as Guensburgdorf [Guensburg Chutor]

Halbstad District

• Mennonite Colonists - All Germans came from Danzig / West Prussia:
  • Altonau
  • Blumenort
  • Blunstein
  • Fischau
  • Fuerstenau
  • Halbstadt
  • Lichtenau
  • Ladekop
  • Lindenau
  • Muensterberg
  • Muntau
  • Orloff
  • Petershagen
  • Rosenort
  • Schoenau
  • Scoenssee
  • Tiege
  • Tiegenhagen

Halle [Heils] Chutor known also as Alisowka [Aleksowka, Alysowak] Chutor / Bess.

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps 72-73. Also known as Alisowka.
• Heil family I assumed owned the chutor
• Other Families mentioned in Glueckstal Death Red of 1833-1885 (E. Ehrman] :
  • Bender
  • Pleiness
  • Pfeiffer
• Reule m. Jans.  See letter Borodino / Bess. Genealogy

Hambur Estate / Bess.

• Purchased from the Hambur  family  in 1834 ....
• ...and the colony became known as Hamburg then renamed Dennewitz.
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 54-56

Hamburg / Bess.

• Purchassed from the Hambur family and the colony became known as Hamburg then renamed Dennewitz. Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 54-56

Hahn Estate / Bess

• See Sarazika Eckert / Bess.
• See Tschiligider  / Bess.

Hannowka / Bess.

• Founded 1896.  Parts had been purchase/  Parts had been  leased....
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 146

Hantscheschti Estate / Bess.

• 1898 a small Lutheran German-Russian village was established on the estate and leased their land from the same estate.  The estate owner's grandfather was a Turkish nobelman Gumen-Bey who had served as Minister of Defense for the Sultan.  Here he built Hantscheschti castle , which was known as the Versailles of the Bessarabian Steppes.
•  Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 113

Hatzfeld-Trachtenberg Estate

• See Kurudschika Estate / Bess.

Heidelberg / Tau

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 891

Heier Estate

• See Gnadenheim / Bess.

Heilbrunn / Kr

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 920

Heim Estate / ?Od.

• B -
• Three Catholcis and Michael Hein, a Lutheran   from Borodino,  purchased the land  which lay on the border of Beresan  [Beresjon] border [of the valley?] abt 1865...

Heinrichstal / Zaporoshje- Prischib

• See Letter of Alexander Hein Family
  • See Odessa Library under Collections and make full search using Heinrichstal as the key word and you'll find Hein and others listed in ewz war records:  http://www.odessa3.org

Helendorf / Kau

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 945

Helenowka / Bess

•  Leased land from Couness Gagarina Sturdsa who owned 98,800 acres of land.....
•  Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 147
• Some of the colonists breed horses.

Helental /Od

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 600

Herschmann Estate / Bess.

• See Pawlowka Estate

Hirtenheim / Bess.

• I887 -  German-Russians leased land from Baron Stuart [small parts of the land was purchased later]..
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 113-114.  See Cioibana,
• See  Melody Harris' Story:  [Dietrich and Loffelbein Families]   A JOURNEY OF WOMEN

Hochheim / Tau

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 895

Hochstaedt / Tau

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 896

Hoehn Estate / Bess.

• See Gnadenheim / Bess.

Hofer Estate

• See Gnadenheim / Bess.

Hoffental / Tau

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 898

Hoffmann Estates / Bess

•  Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps 133-134
• 1845 Johann F. Hoffmann purchased several thousand acres of land near Kloestitz/ Bess. which was called Lamborwka.  The youngest son. Alred Hoffmann inherited Lamborowka estate which was documented as being 2,964 acres. From his grandfather he inherited 1,235 acres which was called Vladimirowka Estate. He married Emilie Roemmich..... [See the Remmick Family]. The Bolsehviks destroyed his estate in 1917.....  He and his family were allowed to live on his Vladimirowks Estate.....
• Roemmich-Hoffmann Estate.
• See Philoppowka / Bess.
• See Lamborwka Bess.
• Roemmich-Hoffmann family bred Orlov trotter horses 
• The  Hoffman's estate was liguidated by the Bolsheviks in 1922 and broken into small sections and given to landlesss families....
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 126

Hoffmannsfeld / Bess.

• The  Hoffman's estate was liguidated by the Bolsheviks in 1922 and broken into small sections and given to landlesss farms....
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 126

Hoffnungsfeld / Akkerman Dist., Bess.

• Land was purchased from Countess Almaida in 1864. Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps 87-88

Hoffnungstal / Od

• *
• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 678

Hoffnungstal / Bess.

• *
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps 126-128
• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 523

Hrubscha  Estate

• See Neu Tarutino

I

Irion Estate / Bess.

• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p.167
• Next to Fuch Estate on the Black Sea Shore
• Land, 274.1 acres,  was purchased from Count Demidow in 1899 by Daniel Irion of Neu Elft / Bess  and owned land in Hessen Germany.

J

Jakobstal / Bess.

• Land was leased from ____ in 1873 for a German-Russian community.
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern p.103

Janko Estate

• Estate was known as Jargara
• Purchased by Mr. Janko who sold it in 1882 to Lukas Seefried of Neu Elft....
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 157

Jamburg / Dnj

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 860

Jargara  Estate

• Estate of 1,729 acres was owned by Mr. Janko
• 1882 - Lukas Seefried from Neu Elft purchased the estate and settlers came and established a German-Russian community
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 157

Jekaterinoslaw  (Dnjepropetrowsk) District's German Colonies

• Mennoniten Colonies
  • Blungart
  • Burwalde
  • Chortitza
  • Einlage (Kitschkas)
  • Inssel Choritza
  • Kronstal
  • Kronsweide
  • Neuenburg
  • Neuendorf
  • Neuhorst
  • Rosengard
  • Rosental
  • Schoenenberg
  • Schoenhorst
• Evang (Lutheran) and Catholic Colonies:
  • Josefstal
  • Jamburg
  • Fischerdorf (Rybalsk)

Jekaterinowka Estate / Bess.

• Land was owned by the widow of General Miloschewitsch (nee Burzewa) and  part of it,  7,657 acres, to German-Russians in Oct. of 1907 for a price of 19,226 rubles and 60 kopecks...
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, pps. 138-139
• B
• Mention of Kraenbring Mill
• Daniel Braun from Borodino was mentioned

Johannestal / Od

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 714

Jorgatchov Estate / Bess.

• Purchased by Andreas Bodamer. Se Korntal II / Bess.

Josefsdorf /Bess.

• Founded in 1865
• B
  • One of the men who leased land was from Borodino ....
• Homeland Book of the Bessarabian Germans, text by Albert Kern, p. 147

Josefstal / Od

Josefstal / Dnj

• List of Early Colonists - Karl Stumpp, The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862 p. 862

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