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Steinbach was the name of a large private estate near the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna Mennonite Settlement]], South [[Russia|Russia]], established by [[Wiens, Klaas Klaas (1768-1821)|Klaas Wiens]], the first [[Oberschulze|Oberschulze]] of the Molotschna settlement. [[Alexander I, Emperor of Russia (1777-1825)|Alexander I]] visited this estate in 1818 and was impressed by the successful planting of trees on the bare steppes. This was one of the reasons for the founding of the [[Molotschna Agricultural Association|Molotschna Mennonite Agricultural Association]]. The son-in-law of Klaas Wiens, Pieter Daniel Schmidt (1789-1856), was also a successful cultural leader. He established a secondary school on the estate. His son [[Schmidt, Peter (1817-1876)|Peter Schmidt]] (1817-1876) continued the tradition. | Steinbach was the name of a large private estate near the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna Mennonite Settlement]], South [[Russia|Russia]], established by [[Wiens, Klaas Klaas (1768-1821)|Klaas Wiens]], the first [[Oberschulze|Oberschulze]] of the Molotschna settlement. [[Alexander I, Emperor of Russia (1777-1825)|Alexander I]] visited this estate in 1818 and was impressed by the successful planting of trees on the bare steppes. This was one of the reasons for the founding of the [[Molotschna Agricultural Association|Molotschna Mennonite Agricultural Association]]. The son-in-law of Klaas Wiens, Pieter Daniel Schmidt (1789-1856), was also a successful cultural leader. He established a secondary school on the estate. His son [[Schmidt, Peter (1817-1876)|Peter Schmidt]] (1817-1876) continued the tradition. | ||
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Friesen, Peter M. <em>Die Alt-Evangelische Mennonitische Brüderschaft in Russland (1789-1910) im Rahmen der mennonitischen Gesamtgeschichte</em>. Halbstadt: Verlagsgesellschaft "Raduga", 1911: 158 ff., 167, 615. | Friesen, Peter M. <em>Die Alt-Evangelische Mennonitische Brüderschaft in Russland (1789-1910) im Rahmen der mennonitischen Gesamtgeschichte</em>. Halbstadt: Verlagsgesellschaft "Raduga", 1911: 158 ff., 167, 615. | ||
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Steinbach was the name of a large private estate near the Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, South Russia, established by Klaas Wiens, the first Oberschulze of the Molotschna settlement. Alexander I visited this estate in 1818 and was impressed by the successful planting of trees on the bare steppes. This was one of the reasons for the founding of the Molotschna Mennonite Agricultural Association. The son-in-law of Klaas Wiens, Pieter Daniel Schmidt (1789-1856), was also a successful cultural leader. He established a secondary school on the estate. His son Peter Schmidt (1817-1876) continued the tradition.
Bibliography
Friesen, Peter M. Die Alt-Evangelische Mennonitische Brüderschaft in Russland (1789-1910) im Rahmen der mennonitischen Gesamtgeschichte. Halbstadt: Verlagsgesellschaft "Raduga", 1911: 158 ff., 167, 615.
| Author(s) | Cornelius Krahn |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Krahn, Cornelius. "Steinbach (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Steinbach_(Zaporizhia_Oblast,_Ukraine)&oldid=85314.
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Krahn, Cornelius. (1959). Steinbach (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Steinbach_(Zaporizhia_Oblast,_Ukraine)&oldid=85314.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 624. All rights reserved.
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