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Malysch District (Malyschner Bezirk), a Mennonite settlement in the Volga region of [[Russia|Russia]], about 60 miles (100 km) southeast of Saratov, named for the creek Malysch, which flows into the Tarlyk, a tributary of the Volga. It was settled in 1854-1859 by Mennonites from [[West Prussia|West Prussia]], led by Claas Epp, the former mayor of the village of [[Fürstenwerder (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Fürstenwerder]], and comprised 10 villages: [[Hahnsau (Am Trakt Mennonite Settlement, Samara Oblast, Russia)|Hahnsau]], Koppental, Lindenau, Fresenheim, Valuyevka, Hohendorf, Lysanderhohe, Orloff, Ostenfeld, and Medemtal. The oldest village, Hahnsau, passed into Little Russian possession at the end of the 19th century. North and west of the Mennonite settlement German Lutherans and Catholics were settled. | Malysch District (Malyschner Bezirk), a Mennonite settlement in the Volga region of [[Russia|Russia]], about 60 miles (100 km) southeast of Saratov, named for the creek Malysch, which flows into the Tarlyk, a tributary of the Volga. It was settled in 1854-1859 by Mennonites from [[West Prussia|West Prussia]], led by Claas Epp, the former mayor of the village of [[Fürstenwerder (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Fürstenwerder]], and comprised 10 villages: [[Hahnsau (Am Trakt Mennonite Settlement, Samara Oblast, Russia)|Hahnsau]], Koppental, Lindenau, Fresenheim, Valuyevka, Hohendorf, Lysanderhohe, Orloff, Ostenfeld, and Medemtal. The oldest village, Hahnsau, passed into Little Russian possession at the end of the 19th century. North and west of the Mennonite settlement German Lutherans and Catholics were settled. | ||
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Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 4. | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 4. | ||
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Malysch District (Malyschner Bezirk), a Mennonite settlement in the Volga region of Russia, about 60 miles (100 km) southeast of Saratov, named for the creek Malysch, which flows into the Tarlyk, a tributary of the Volga. It was settled in 1854-1859 by Mennonites from West Prussia, led by Claas Epp, the former mayor of the village of Fürstenwerder, and comprised 10 villages: Hahnsau, Koppental, Lindenau, Fresenheim, Valuyevka, Hohendorf, Lysanderhohe, Orloff, Ostenfeld, and Medemtal. The oldest village, Hahnsau, passed into Little Russian possession at the end of the 19th century. North and west of the Mennonite settlement German Lutherans and Catholics were settled.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 4.
| Author(s) | Franz Bartsch |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Bartsch, Franz. "Malysch District (Saratov Oblast, Russia)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 23 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Malysch_District_(Saratov_Oblast,_Russia)&oldid=89267.
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Bartsch, Franz. (1957). Malysch District (Saratov Oblast, Russia). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Malysch_District_(Saratov_Oblast,_Russia)&oldid=89267.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 445. All rights reserved.
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