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Luseland, Saskatchewan

Immigrants from Kolb settled in the town of Luseland, while those from Kratzke and its daughter colony of Ährenfeld settled on farms in the Luseland area.

Heart's Hill is a rural municipality in Saskatchewan located along the border of Alberta west of Luseland.

San Juan, Departamento Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos Province

Several newly arrived Volga German families in Entre Ríos Province were invited by a German diplomat, Johannes Spangenberg, to buy his land in Pehuajo Norte where he had an "estancia" (hacienda or large farm) with his brother Jacob. On this land called "Campos Floridos" (Flowery Prairies) three new villages were founded on 27 February 1889: San Antonio, Santa Celia, and San Juan.

There were 18 Volga German families who founded San Juan:

San Miguel, Departamento Nogoyá, Entre Ríos Province

San Miguel was founded on 21 May 1899.

The following from Valle María and surrounding area were founders of Colonía San Miguel:

  • Antonio Seib
  • Adán Gassmann
  • Miguel Neiff
  • Eduardo Oberlein
  • José Dreher
  • Matías Gassmann
  • Pedro Neiff
  • Conrado Krapp (from El Chaleco)
  • Pedro Schunk
  • Federico Schweigert
  • José Gerstner
  • Nicolás Kessler
  • Andrés Krapp
  • Felipe Derfler (from El Chaleco)