Schlachtin Mennonite Settlement (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine)
Schlachtin, a Mennonite settlement in the district of Verkhnedneprovsk in the province of Ekaterinoslav (now Dnipropetrovsk), South Russia (present-day Ukraine), consisted of two villages, Grünfeld and Steinfeld, established in 1874. A third village, Hochfeld, was established in 1924-27. The acreage of the settlement was 10,800, on which about 200 families with about 1,000 persons settled. The settlement formed an administrative unit with the Baratov Mennonite settlement and belonged to the Neu-Chortitza Mennonite Church.
See also Grünfeld.
Bibliography
Friesen, Peter M. Die Alt-Evangelische Mennonitische Brüderschaft in Russland (1789-1910) im Rahmen der mennonitischen Gesamtgeschichte. Halbstadt: Verlagsgesellschaft "Raduga", 1911: 677-701.
| Author(s) | Cornelius Krahn |
|---|---|
| Richard D Thiessen | |
| Date Published | September 2024 |
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Krahn, Cornelius and Richard D Thiessen. (September 2024). Schlachtin Mennonite Settlement (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 30 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Schlachtin_Mennonite_Settlement_(Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast,_Ukraine)&oldid=179577.
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