Richen, Kr. Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg
Today, Richen is administratively part of the municipality of Eppingen.
Boone, Boone Co., Iowa
Volga German families settled in and around Boone, Iowa.
Freimersheim, Kr. Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz
From the Middle Ages until the French Revolution (1793), Freimersheim was located in Kurmainz (the Electorate of Mainz) in this historical wine-producing region of Rheinhessen.
There is both a Protestant and a Catholic church in Freimersheim.
Unterreichenbach (Birstein), Kr. Main-Kinzig, Hessen
Today, Unterreichenbach is administratively part of the municipality of Birstein.
Atlantic, Cass Co., Iowa
Volga German families settled in and around Atlantic, Iowa.
Glidden, Ashland Co., Wisconsin
Volga German families settled in and around Glidden, Wisconsin.
Ruhl, William
William Ruhl, son of Philip Ruhl & Maria Elisabeth Zierkiebel, was born 25 October 1901 in Colfax, Washington. He died 12 March 1956 in Hollywood, California.
Gualeguay, Departamento Gualeguay, Entre Ríos Province
Volga German families settled in and around Gualeguay in the Argentine province of Entre Ríos.
Braun, Christian
Christian Nicholas Braun, son of Dr. Donald Braun, Jr. & Lisa Sandbothe, was born 17 April 2001 in Burlington, Kansas.
He played college basketball with the University of Kansas Jay Hawks and was drafted #21 in the 1st Round of the 2022 Draft of the National Basketball Association by the Denver Nuggets.
Christian's Volga German ancestors came from the colony of Herzog.
Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi traces its history back to the 5th Century. From 1801 to 1917, when it was located in the territory of the Russian Empire, it was the capital of the Caucasus Viceroy. Before 1934, Tbilisi was known in English as Tiflis and today is still called Tiflis in some languages.
Volga German families relocated to this part of the Caucasus as early as the mid-1800s.
The Seventh-Day Adventists had a missionary outpost in Tbilisi during the late Tsarist and early Bolshevik periods.