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Rozhdestvenskaya, Stavropol Krai (North Caucasus)

Rozhdestvenskaya, known in German as Fürstendorf, was founded in the North Caucasus on the banks of the Kuban River in 1864 by Volga German colonists from Semenovka. However, colonists from Köhler may have been living there already as early as 1858.

Today, Rozhdestvenskaya is part of the metropolitan area of Nevinnomyssk.

Pokornoye, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan

Volga German families settled in the village of Pokornoye following the 1941 deportation.

Today, Pokornoye is known as Baymyrza.

Butler County, Iowa

Volga German families settled in Butler County, Iowa.

Kazan, Tartarstan

Through the years, Volga German families moved to the city of Kazan in the Republic of Tartarstan to pursue economic interests and obtain higher education.

Eldorado, Misiones Province

Volga German families settled in Eldorado in the Misiones Province of Argentina.