Volga German families moved from the Volga River Valley to the Don River Valley in search of additional farm land. They began settling in the area of Rosental in 1924.
The ethnic Germans in Rosental were deported to Siberia and Kazakhstan in 1941. This area was occupied by the Nazi Army from June 1942 to January 1943.
Today, Rosental and neighboring Rosenfeld are administratively combined into the village of Leninskii.
Volga German families moved from the Volga River Valley to the Don River Valley in search of additional farm land. They began settling in the area of Rosenfeld in 1924.
The ethnic Germans in Rosental were deported to Siberia and Kazakhstan in 1941. This area was occupied by the Nazi Army from June 1942 to January 1943.
Today, Rosenfeld and neighboring Rosental are administratively combined into the village of Leninskii.
Volga German families moved from the Volga River Valley to the Don River Valley in search of additional farm land.
Volga German families settled in the farmstead (Khutor) of Novo-Nikolayevka beginning in 1907.
Volga German families moved from the Volga River Valley to the Don River Valley in search of additional farm land.
Beketny was a farmstead (Khutor) that was founded by colonists relocating from the village of Salfeld.
Today, only the remants of a collective from the Soviet era remain where Beketny was located.
Population:
Volga German families moved from the Volga River Valley to the Don River Valley in search of additional farm land.
The village of German Potapov (German: Deutsche Potapow) was founded in 1895 by colonists relocating from the village of Salfeld.
All ethnic Germans were deported from Potapov to the east in 1941 following the invasion of the Nazi Army.
Population:
Volga German families settled in Wells County, North Dakota.
Volga German families settled in and around Thompson, Manitoba.
Volga German families settled in and around Outlook, Saskatchewan.
Volga German families settled in and around Medstead, Saskatchewan.
Volga German families settled in and around Makwa, Saskatchewan.