Samland (Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)

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Samland (Sambia), an area near Königsberg in former East Prussia. Mennonites from West Prussia settled here in 1714 and organized a congregation, which soon numbered about 250 members. For the history of this congregation see Lithuania, Bagdannen, and Tilsit.


Bibliography

Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam. 2 v. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: v. 1, No. 701.



Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1959

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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Samland (Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Samland_(Kaliningrad_Oblast,_Russia)&oldid=60587.

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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). Samland (Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Samland_(Kaliningrad_Oblast,_Russia)&oldid=60587.



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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 412. All rights reserved.


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