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Abinsk, Abinsky District, Krasnodar Krai (North Caucasus)

Includes the following communities
Abinsk, Abinsky District, Krasnodar Krai (North Caucasus)
Abinskaya, Abinsky District, Krasnodar Krai (North Caucasus)
Abinskoje, Abinsky District, Krasnodar Krai (North Caucasus)
Abinskoye, Abinsky District, Krasnodar Krai (North Caucasus)
Абинск, Абинский район, Краснодарский край (North Caucasus)
History

What today is called Abinsk was first settled in 1863 by Azov Cossacks, but a fortress had existed there since 1834.

The town had a variety of historical names, but became Abinsk in 1963.

EWZ records indicate that ethnic Germans from Bessarabia, Volhynia, and the Volga began settling there as early as 1889.

Colonies

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