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Gorkunovo, Shemonaikha District, East-Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan

In the spring of 1909, several German families from the Saratov Province settled in the vicinity of the Gorkunovs' estate on the banks of the Gorkunovo River. Among them were the families Schenkel, Schönhals, Rommel, and others. The settlement was originally called Schenkelskhutor but eventually became known as Gnadenfeld. Later, the village adopted the name of Gorkunovo.

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