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Reinfeld Colony, Paraguay, was founded in 1965 on 500 hectares (1,235 acres) of land near San Ignacio, 238 km (147 miles) southeast of [[Asunción (Paraguay)|Asunción]]. These families left the [[Sommerfeld Colony (Caaguazú Department, Paraguay)|Sommerfeld]] and [[Bergthal Colony (Caaguazú Department, Paraguay)|Bergthal]] settlements in south Paraguay because they feared an erosion of their faith and tradition. Horse-drawn conveyances are used instead of tractors and cars. In 1986 120 persons in 20 families were in the settlement, of whom 64 were members of the congregation. | Reinfeld Colony, Paraguay, was founded in 1965 on 500 hectares (1,235 acres) of land near San Ignacio, 238 km (147 miles) southeast of [[Asunción (Paraguay)|Asunción]]. These families left the [[Sommerfeld Colony (Caaguazú Department, Paraguay)|Sommerfeld]] and [[Bergthal Colony (Caaguazú Department, Paraguay)|Bergthal]] settlements in south Paraguay because they feared an erosion of their faith and tradition. Horse-drawn conveyances are used instead of tractors and cars. In 1986 120 persons in 20 families were in the settlement, of whom 64 were members of the congregation. | ||
| − | See also [[Sommerfeld Mennonites|Sommerfeld Mennonites]] | + | See also [[Sommerfeld Mennonites|Sommerfeld Mennonites ]] |
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
Kraybill, Paul N., ed. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite World Handbook</em>. Lombard, IL: Mennonite World Conference, 1978: 252. | Kraybill, Paul N., ed. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite World Handbook</em>. Lombard, IL: Mennonite World Conference, 1978: 252. | ||
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Reinfeld Colony, Paraguay, was founded in 1965 on 500 hectares (1,235 acres) of land near San Ignacio, 238 km (147 miles) southeast of Asunción. These families left the Sommerfeld and Bergthal settlements in south Paraguay because they feared an erosion of their faith and tradition. Horse-drawn conveyances are used instead of tractors and cars. In 1986 120 persons in 20 families were in the settlement, of whom 64 were members of the congregation.
See also Sommerfeld Mennonites
Bibliography
Kraybill, Paul N., ed. Mennonite World Handbook. Lombard, IL: Mennonite World Conference, 1978: 252.
| Author(s) | Gerhard Ratzlaff |
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| Date Published | 1989 |
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Ratzlaff, Gerhard. "Reinfeld Colony (Misiones Department, Paraguay)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1989. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Reinfeld_Colony_(Misiones_Department,_Paraguay)&oldid=93363.
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Ratzlaff, Gerhard. (1989). Reinfeld Colony (Misiones Department, Paraguay). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Reinfeld_Colony_(Misiones_Department,_Paraguay)&oldid=93363.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 5, p. 758. All rights reserved.
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