Includes the following communities
Bolnisi, Bolnisi District, Georgia
Katharinenfeld, Caucasus
Luxemburg, Caucasus
History
Katharinenfeld was among those German colonies founded in the Caucasus in 1818 by 95 colonists from Swabia. Families from the Volga German colonies later relocated to Katharinenfeld as well.
In 1921, the colony was renamed Luxemburg after the German communist Rosa Luxemburg.
In 1941, all German descendants who were not married to Georgians were deported to Siberia and Kazakhstan.
Today, it is known as Bolnisi.
Pastors & Priests
The Lutheran parish in Katharinenfeld was served by the following pastors:
Friedrich "Heinrich" Wilhelm Keller (1889-1892)
Notable Individuals
Sources
- Biedlingmeier, Emil. Das Ahnenbuch von Katharinenfeld in Georgien, Kaukasus: Chronik der Familien (Neustadt an der Weinstraße: Emil Biedlingmeier, 2005).
External Links
- Bolnisi (Wikipedia)
The following Volga German families settled in and around Katharinenfeld:
