Neuburg was a mother colony founded in 1804. After being a colony with no name for a while, it was named after the Bavarian town of Neuburg. The village was situated between Mariental to the north and Alexanderhilf to the south.
The Baraboi River ran through the colony, making it picturesque and offering very fertile soil consisting of a layer of black humus and saltpeter and a bottom layer of lime and clay. The land was good for growing grains and grasses as well as for gardens and trees. Acacia, elm, mulberry, ash and willow trees did well. Fruit trees, including apple, plum and apricot grew slower and were in decline in the village report of 1848 due to drought, infestation of caterpillars and of neglect.
Year Population
1816 315
1859 827
1881 806
1890 877
1903 835
1907 840
1915 782
1926 871
1943 1110
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| Plat map of Neuburg Source: Erinnerungen an die deutschen Kolonien des Großliebentaler Rayons bei Odessa Map courtesy of the Black Sea German Research website plat map collection |
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| Plat map of Neuburg Source: Homesteaders on the Steppe, p. 341 |
Year Population
1816 315
1859 827
1881 806
1890 877
1903 835
1907 840
1915 782
1926 871
1943 1110
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| Location of Neuburg |
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Sources:
- Black Sea German Research website, plat map collection
- The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862, Karl Stumpp, p. 618
- Erinnerungen an die deutschen Kolonien des Großliebentaler, Rayons bei Odessa, Eduard Mack
- Germans from Russia Settlement Locations, Liebental Colonies map
- German-Russian Handbook, Ulrich Mertens, p. 544
- Homesteaders on the Steppe, Joseph S. Height, p. 340-342
- Neuburg 1848 Village History, Odessa: A German-Russian Genealogical Library
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