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The Volga German colony of Spatzenkutter was established on 21 July 1878.

The following people were founders:

Brasilera was founded in Entre Ríos Province in 28 October 1879 by Volga Germans who had first settled in Brazil in 1878 and then resettled to Argentina the following year. They had been granted the right to settle on Farm No. 224.

The following are listed as founders of Brasilera:

The history of Bovril dates back to 26 March 1913 when railroad reached this location about 125 kilometers northeast of the city of Paraná. The Provincial Government had acquired the land from Bovril Limited, a British company. A train station was constructed and a town grew up around it.

Many Volga German families settled in and around Bovril.

Originally founded by Jewish immigrants (it was the first Jewish colony in Argentina), the town grew up around the the Gobernador Basavilbaso Station of the Ferrocarril Central Entrerriano railway company. The first train arrived on 30 June 1887, and this is now regarded as the foundation date of Basavilbaso. The Jewish immigrants called the colony Lucienville and it extended south to include the nearby community of Gilbert in Departamento Gualeguaychú.

Many Volga German families later settled in Basavilbaso.

San José was founded in Córdoba Province. Volga German immigrants, relocating from elsewhere in Argentina, settled there.

Santa María was founded in Córdoba Province. Volga German families settled there.

Eldorado was founded in Córdoba Province. Decendants of Volga German families resettled to Eldorado from other areas of Argentina.

The city was founded on 6 July 1573 by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera, who named it after Córdoba, Spain.

In the 1970s, Volga German descendants moved to Córdoba City from San Antonio in Entre Ríos Province.

The Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Argentina has a college in Córdoba: Colegio Luterano Concordia.

In 1906, Carlos Grüneisen and Julio Ulises Martin purchased the land that would become Villa Ángela. A tannin factory was established there and many European immigrants moved to the area in search of work in the 1920s. Among them were Volga German families from La Pampa Province.       The town is named after Ángela Joostens, the wife of Julio Ulises Martin.

Colonía San Antonio, 15 km north of General Pinedo, was founded in 1921 when the Gassmann, Drehr, Wassinger, Schermer, Sommer, and Rohr families (among others) arrived from Santa Anita. They were joined by the Spahn family from Brasilera in the 1930s.