Locations
This is a gazetteer of the geographic locations that are important to the history of the Volga Germans worldwide. It is intended to help researchers identify a locale regardless of the names by which it has been known throughout the years.
Most of the settlements in Russia have been known by a variety of names in both the Russian and German languages, and these names have had a variety of spellings throughout the years. Russian uses the Cyrillic alphabet while German uses the Latin alphabet. Translation/transliteration between these two alphabets is further complicated by the fact that today there are at least five primary languages spoken by the Volga Germans and their descendants: German, Russian, English, Spanish, and Portuguese. While the primary language of this website is English, it is hoped that this gazetteer will be useful in all languages.
Names | See |
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Жанатас, Сарысуский район, Жамбылская Область (Kazakhstan) | Zhanatas, Sarysusk District, Zhambyl Region, Kazakhstan |
Жангызкудук, Целиноградском районе Акмолинской области, Казахстан (Kazakhstan) | Zhangyzkuduk, Tselinograd District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan |
Ждановка (Daughter Colonies) | Hoffental |
Железноводск, Ставропольский край (Russia) | Karras, Stavropol Krai (North Caucasus) |
Жермантай, Азовский район, Омская область (Siberia) (Russia) | Zvonarev Kut, Azov District, Omsk Oblast (Siberia) |
Жулидовка (Daughter Colonies) | Schöndorf |