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Ostrog (50° 20′ 0″ N, 26° 31′ 0″ E) a town formerly in [[Volhynia (Ukraine)|Volhynia]] near which Prussian Mennonite settlers from the Graudenz area settled in 1801-1812; they had first settled in 1787 at [[Michalin Mennonite Church (Volyn Oblast, Ukraine)|Michalin]], (sometimes called Deutsch-Michalin) southwest of Kiev. The first village settled was [[Karolswalde (Rivne Oblast, Ukraine)|Karolswalde]], four miles (6.4 km.) south of Ostrog. Ultimately the settlement was composed of 9 villages, most of them south of Ostrog. Virtually the entire group emigrated in 1874 to [[Canton (Kansas, USA)|Canton]] and [[Bergthal Mennonite Church (Pawnee Rock, Kansas, USA)|Pawnee Rock]], [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]], and Avon, [[South Dakota (USA)|South Dakota]]. | Ostrog (50° 20′ 0″ N, 26° 31′ 0″ E) a town formerly in [[Volhynia (Ukraine)|Volhynia]] near which Prussian Mennonite settlers from the Graudenz area settled in 1801-1812; they had first settled in 1787 at [[Michalin Mennonite Church (Volyn Oblast, Ukraine)|Michalin]], (sometimes called Deutsch-Michalin) southwest of Kiev. The first village settled was [[Karolswalde (Rivne Oblast, Ukraine)|Karolswalde]], four miles (6.4 km.) south of Ostrog. Ultimately the settlement was composed of 9 villages, most of them south of Ostrog. Virtually the entire group emigrated in 1874 to [[Canton (Kansas, USA)|Canton]] and [[Bergthal Mennonite Church (Pawnee Rock, Kansas, USA)|Pawnee Rock]], [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]], and Avon, [[South Dakota (USA)|South Dakota]]. | ||
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Ostrog (50° 20′ 0″ N, 26° 31′ 0″ E) a town formerly in Volhynia near which Prussian Mennonite settlers from the Graudenz area settled in 1801-1812; they had first settled in 1787 at Michalin, (sometimes called Deutsch-Michalin) southwest of Kiev. The first village settled was Karolswalde, four miles (6.4 km.) south of Ostrog. Ultimately the settlement was composed of 9 villages, most of them south of Ostrog. Virtually the entire group emigrated in 1874 to Canton and Pawnee Rock, Kansas, and Avon, South Dakota.
| Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Bender, Harold S. "Ostrog (Rivne Oblast, Ukraine)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ostrog_(Rivne_Oblast,_Ukraine)&oldid=135099.
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Bender, Harold S. (1959). Ostrog (Rivne Oblast, Ukraine). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ostrog_(Rivne_Oblast,_Ukraine)&oldid=135099.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1113. All rights reserved.
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