We have hit another major milestone in our project of locating all German settlements in Russia: 2,509 villages located and plotted on Google maps. With approximately 3,000 known ethnic German settlements in Russia, we seem to be closing in on that number.
This week we've refreshed every map and are releasing five new maps with villages found in Karl Stumpp's "Map of the German Settlements in the Nikolaev Oblast." Two of the new maps contain scattered settlements across the Taurida and Kherson Governorates that clearly weren't a part of any other well known colony group. We hesitated using those names for the groups, but Stumpp referred to "scattered settlements," and so we followed suit. For now. This is still a work in progress.
Since we've hit such a big number of villages, if you're not using the search function already, you should be. Look for the magnifying glass icon on the left side in the legend. Every single word in the data we present is indexed, which should help you quickly find what you're looking for.
Germans from Russia Settlement Locations Map (full map)
Germans from Russia Settlements Map (all villages) 2,509 villages
Volga Region 329 villages
Volhynia Region 1,002 villages
Colony Group Maps
Beresan Colonies 103 villages
Bessarabian Colonies 189 villages
Caucasus Colonies 170 villages
Chortitza Colonies 125 villages
Crimean Colonies 115 villages
Dobrudscha Colonies 44 villages
Early Black Sea Colonies 4 villages
Glückstal Colonies 44 villages
Hoffnungstal Colonies 56 villages
Kherson Colonies 41 villages
Kronau Colonies 13 villages
Kutschurgan Colonies 60 villages
Liebental Colonies 40 villages
Molotschna Colonies 87 villages
Prischib Colonies 45 villages
Schwedengebiet Colonies 7 villages
Taurien Colonies 18 villages
Volga Colonies 329 villages
Volhynia Colonies 1,002 villages
Zagradovka Colonies 17 villages
Enjoy!
Germans from Russia Settlements Map (all villages) 2,509 villages
Three Major Areas of German Settlement in Russia
Black Sea Region 1,178 villagesVolga Region 329 villages
Volhynia Region 1,002 villages
Colony Group Maps
Beresan Colonies 103 villages
Bessarabian Colonies 189 villages
Caucasus Colonies 170 villages
Chortitza Colonies 125 villages
Crimean Colonies 115 villages
Dobrudscha Colonies 44 villages
Early Black Sea Colonies 4 villages
Glückstal Colonies 44 villages
Hoffnungstal Colonies 56 villages
Kherson Colonies 41 villages
Kronau Colonies 13 villages
Kutschurgan Colonies 60 villages
Liebental Colonies 40 villages
Molotschna Colonies 87 villages
Prischib Colonies 45 villages
Schwedengebiet Colonies 7 villages
Taurien Colonies 18 villages
Volga Colonies 329 villages
Volhynia Colonies 1,002 villages
Zagradovka Colonies 17 villages
Enjoy!
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