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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Частые, Емель́яновский район, Красноярский край (Russia) | Yemelyanovo, Yemelyanovo District, Krasnoyarsk Krai (Siberia) |
Черновая, Смоленский район, Алтайский край (Russia) | Chernovaya, Smolensk District, Altai Krai (Siberia) |
Чимкент, Туркестанская область, Казахстан (Kazakhstan) | Chymkent, Turkestan Region, Kazakhstan |
Чка́лов, Оренбургская область (Russia) | Orenburg, Orenburg Oblast, Russia |
Чкалово (Daughter Colonies) | Ährenfeld |
Чкаловское (Original Colonies) | Laub |
Чорбог, Согдийская область, Таджикистан (Tajikistan) | Chorbogh, Sughd Region, Tajikistan |
Чумак (Daughter Colonies) | Morgentau |