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Kaskelen, Karasay District, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan

Includes the following communities
Каскелен, Карасайский Район, Алматинская Область
Kaskelen, Karasay District, Almaty Region
History

Originally founded as a Cossack village in 1857 (and changing names several times), Volga German families began relocating to Kashelen in Kazakhstan as early as 1958.

Surnames
Lichtenwald
Volga German Families

The following Volga German families are known to have settled in and around Kaskelen:

Lehmann
Lichtenwald
Stehle
Wasmuth from Dobrinka

Volga Colonies
Dobrinka
External Links

- Kaskelen (Wikipedia)
- Каскелен (Russian Wikipedia) [in Russian]

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Volga Colonies

Dobrinka
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