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| − | + | Molotschna Fire Insurance, [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna Mennonite settlement,]] South Russia, was organized in the early days of the settlement on principles established earlier among the Mennonites of Prussia. Each village had a fire warden (<em>Brandschulze</em>), and each district (<em>volost</em>) a fire marshal (<em>Brandältester</em>). A special commission inspected the houses to see whether they were built and maintained in line with the instructions of the fire insurance organization. Every village had and maintained a fire engine located in a special building in the center of the village next to the school. | |
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Goerz, H. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Die Molotschnaer Ansiedlung</em>. Steinbach, MB: Echo-Verlag, 1951: 184. | Goerz, H. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Die Molotschnaer Ansiedlung</em>. Steinbach, MB: Echo-Verlag, 1951: 184. | ||
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Molotschna Fire Insurance, Molotschna Mennonite settlement, South Russia, was organized in the early days of the settlement on principles established earlier among the Mennonites of Prussia. Each village had a fire warden (Brandschulze), and each district (volost) a fire marshal (Brandältester). A special commission inspected the houses to see whether they were built and maintained in line with the instructions of the fire insurance organization. Every village had and maintained a fire engine located in a special building in the center of the village next to the school.
Bibliography
Goerz, H. Die Molotschnaer Ansiedlung. Steinbach, MB: Echo-Verlag, 1951: 184.
| Author(s) | Cornelius Krahn |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Krahn, Cornelius. "Molotschna Fire Insurance." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Molotschna_Fire_Insurance&oldid=90108.
APA style
Krahn, Cornelius. (1957). Molotschna Fire Insurance. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Molotschna_Fire_Insurance&oldid=90108.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, pp. 737-738. All rights reserved.
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