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'''Molotschna Colony''' was a [[Russian Mennonite]] settlement in what is now [[Zaporizhia Oblast]] ([[oblast|province]]) in [[Ukraine]]. Today it is called [[Molochansk]] with a population of under 10,000. The settlement is named after the [[Molochna River]] which forms its western boundary. Today the land mostly falls within the Tokmatskyi and Chernihivskyi [[Raion]]s. The nearest large city is [[Melitopol]] to the southwest of Molotschna.
'''Molotschna Colony''' was a [[Ukrainian Mennonite]] settlement in what is now [[Zaporizhia Oblast]] in [[Ukraine]]. Today it is called [[Molochansk]] with a population of under 10,000. The settlement is named after the [[Molochna River]] which forms its western boundary. Today the land mostly falls within the Tokmatskyi and Chernihivskyi [[Raion]]s. The nearest large city is [[Melitopol]] to the southwest of Molotschna.


Molotschna was founded in 1804 by Mennonite settlers from [[West Prussia]] and consisted of 57 villages. The city initially was called ''Halbstadt'' (Half-city). It was the second and largest settlement of Mennonites in Russia. With the retreat and deportation of Germans living in these villages at the end of World War II, that area is now populated by Ukrainians and Russians.
Molotschna was founded in 1804 by Mennonite settlers from [[West Prussia]] and consisted of 57 villages. The city initially was called ''Halbstadt'' (Half-city). It was the second and largest settlement of Mennonites in the [[Russian Empire]]. With the retreat and deportation of Germans living in these villages at the end of World War II, that area is now populated largely by [[Ukrainians]].


== History ==
== History ==
{{seealso|Khortytsia}}
{{seealso|Khortytsia}}
After the first Mennonite colony in Russia, [[Chortitza]], was founded in 1789, Mennonite visitors found the freedoms and free land of Russia an attractive alternative in view of restrictions placed on them in West Prussia. The Russian government wanted more settlers with the valuable agricultural and craft skills of the Mennonites. In 1800 [[Paul I of Russia]] enacted a Privilegium (official privileges) for Mennonites granting them exemption from military service "for all time." In West Prussia King [[Frederick William III of Prussia|Frederick William III]] was making it difficult for Mennonites to acquire land, because of their refusal to serve in the military. Another reason to immigrate was fear of the changes brought about by the [[French Revolution]]. Refuge in Russia was seen as a more secure alternative.
After the first Mennonite colony within the [[Russian Empire]], [[Chortitza]], was founded in 1789, Mennonite visitors found the freedoms and free land of [[Southern Ukraine]] an attractive alternative in view of restrictions placed on them in [[West Prussia]]. The imperial Russian government wanted more settlers with the valuable agricultural and craft skills of the Mennonites. In 1800 [[Paul I of Russia]] enacted a Privilegium (official privileges) for Mennonites granting them exemption from military service "for all time." In West Prussia King [[Frederick William III of Prussia|Frederick William III]] was making it difficult for Mennonites to acquire land, because of their refusal to serve in the military. Another reason to immigrate was fear of the changes brought about by the [[French Revolution]]. Refuge in Russia was seen as a more secure alternative.


The first settlers, 162 families, came in 1803 to the existing Chortitza settlement and over-wintered there. The first villages were founded in 1804. The Russian government set aside a {{convert|1200|km2|acre|-3|abbr=on}} tract of land for the settlers along the Molotschna River in the [[Taurida Governorate]].<ref name="Smith, p. 258">Smith, p. 258.</ref> The next year an additional group of about the same size arrived. Each family received {{convert|0.7|km2|acre|-1|abbr=on}} of land.<ref>Smith, p. 262.</ref> In contrast to the settlement of Chortitza, wealthy Mennonites also immigrated. They sold their farms, paid a 10% emigration tax and brought the remainder to Russia. Arriving with superior farming skills and more wealth, new farms and businesses were created more easily than had been the case in Chortitza. The seaport city of [[Taganrog]] provided a convenient market for their dairy products in the early years and wheat which became the dominant crop later.
The first settlers, 162 families, came in 1803 to the existing Chortitza settlement and spent the winter there. The first villages were founded in 1804. The central Russian government set aside a {{convert|1200|km2|acre|-3|abbr=on}} tract of land for the settlers along the Molotschna River in the [[Taurida Governorate]].<ref name="Smith, p. 258">Smith, p. 258.</ref> The next year an additional group of about the same size arrived. Each family received {{convert|0.7|km2|acre|-1|abbr=on}} of land.<ref>Smith, p. 262.</ref> In contrast to the settlement of Chortitza, wealthy Mennonites also immigrated. They sold their farms, paid a 10% emigration tax and brought the remainder into Russian Empire. Arriving with superior farming skills and more wealth, new farms and businesses were created more easily than had been the case in Chortitza. The seaport city of [[Taganrog]] provided a convenient market for their dairy products in the early years and wheat, which became the dominant crop later.


Between 1803 and 1806, 365 families came to Molotschna. Further immigration was prevented during the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. Another 254 families came from 1819-20. After 1835 immigration to Molotschna ended, with about 1200 families totaling some 6000 people moving from Prussia. The settlement consisted of {{convert|1750|km2|acre|-3|abbr=on}} of land with 46 villages and total population of about 10,000.<ref name="Smith, p. 258"/> A part of this was not divided but reserved for future generations, to care for the growing number of families. As the population outgrew the available land, daughter colonies such as [[Neu Samara Colony]] were formed.
Between 1803 and 1806, 365 families came to Molotschna. Further immigration was prevented during the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. Another 254 families came from 1819-20. After 1835 immigration to Molotschna ended, with about 1200 families totaling some 6000 people moving from Prussia. The settlement consisted of {{convert|1750|km2|acre|-3|abbr=on}} of land with 46 villages and total population of about 10,000.<ref name="Smith, p. 258"/> A part of this was not divided but reserved for future generations, to care for the growing number of families. As the population outgrew the available land, daughter colonies such as [[Neu Samara Colony]] were formed.


The settlement was located near Russia's frontier and was thus subject to raids by nomadic [[Crimean Tatars]] who had been removed from the Molotschna Valley by the Russian government. After four Mennonites were killed by a raiding party, the government banned their spiked and weighted [[pole weapon]] which they frequently used on hunting expeditions.<ref>Smith, p. 259.</ref> Later Mennonites and their neighbors coexisted peacefully.
The settlement was located near Russian Empire's southern frontier and was thus subject to raids by nomadic [[Crimean Tatars]] who had been deported from the Molotschna Valley by the Russian government. After four Mennonites were killed by a raiding party, the imperial government banned their spiked and weighted [[pole weapon]] which they frequently used on hunting expeditions.<ref>Smith, p. 259.</ref> Later Mennonites and their neighbors coexisted peacefully.


==Local government==
==Local government==
Mennonite colonies were self-governing with little intervention from the Russian authorities. The village, the basic unit of government, was headed by an elected magistrate who oversaw village affairs. Each village controlled its own school, roads and cared for the poor. Male landowners decided local matters at village assemblies.
Mennonite colonies were self-governing with little intervention from the central authorities in Moscow. The village, the basic unit of government, was headed by an elected magistrate who oversaw village affairs. Each village controlled its own school, roads and cared for the poor. Male landowners decided local matters at village assemblies.


Villages were grouped into districts. Molotschna was divided into two districts: Halbstadt and Gnadenfeld. A district superintendent headed a regional bureau that could administer corporal punishment and handle other matters affecting the villages in common. Insurance and fire protection were handled at the regional level, as well as dealing with delinquents and other social problems. The Mennonite colonies functioned as a democratic state, enjoying freedoms beyond those of ordinary Russian peasants.<ref>Smith, p. 268.</ref>
Villages were grouped into districts. Molotschna was divided into two districts: Halbstadt and Gnadenfeld. A district [[superintendent]] headed a regional bureau that could administer corporal punishment and handle other matters affecting the villages in common. Insurance and fire protection were handled at the regional level, as well as dealing with delinquents and other [[social problems]]. The Mennonite colonies functioned as a democratic state, enjoying freedoms beyond those of ordinary Ukrainian peasants living in [[Southern Ukraine]].<ref>Smith, p. 268.</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
At a time when compulsory education was unknown in Europe, the Mennonite colonies formed an elementary school in each village. Students learned practical skills such as reading and writing German and arithmetic. Religion was included as was singing in many schools. The teacher was typically a craftsperson or herder, untrained in teaching, who fit class time around his occupation.
At a time when compulsory education was unknown in Europe, the Mennonite colonies formed an elementary school in each village. Students learned practical skills such as reading and writing German and arithmetic. Religion was included as was singing in many schools. The teacher was typically a craftsperson or herder, untrained in teaching, who fit class time around his occupation.


In 1820 the Molotschna colony started a secondary school at Ohrloff, bringing a trained teacher from Prussia. A school of commerce was started in Halbstadt employing a faculty with full graduate education. Those who wanted to pursue post-secondary education attended universities in Switzerland, Germany as well as Russia.
In 1820 the Molotschna colony started a secondary school at Ohrloff, bringing a trained teacher from Prussia. A school of commerce was started in Halbstadt employing a faculty with full graduate education. Those who wanted to pursue post-secondary education attended universities in [[Switzerland]], [[Germany]], as well as the [[Russian Empire]].


==Johann Cornies==
==Johann Cornies==
[[Johann Cornies]] was perhaps Molotschna's most noted resident. His large estate, ''Jushanlee'', was a model farm and showplace of south Russia. [[Crown prince]]s [[Alexander I of Russia|Alexander I]] and [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]] as well as other government officials visited the estate. His holdings were expanded by gifts from the government for his services and totaled {{convert|100|km2|acre|-3|abbr=on}} at his death. He owned a large herd of thoroughbred cattle, 8000 [[merino]] sheep and four hundred horses.<ref>Smith, p. 264</ref>
[[Johann Cornies]] was perhaps Molotschna's most noted resident. His large estate, ''Jushanlee'', was a model farm and showplace of [[Southern Ukraine]]. [[Crown prince]]s of Russia, [[Alexander I of Russia|Alexander I]] and [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]], as well as other government officials visited the estate. His holdings were expanded by gifts from the government for his services and totaled {{convert|100|km2|acre|-3|abbr=on}} at his death. He owned a large herd of thoroughbred cattle, 8000 [[merino]] sheep and four hundred horses.<ref>Smith, p. 264</ref>


==Daughter colonies==
==Daughter colonies==
As the population of the colony grew and land became scarce, new areas for resettlement were sought. Starting in 1862 settlers from Molotschna formed daughter settlements in [[Crimea]], which by 1926 consisted of 25 villages with a total population of 5000.<ref name="Smith, p. 304">Smith, p. 304.</ref> In 1871 the Molotschna colony purchased {{convert|240|km2|acre|-3|abbr=on}} to form the Zagradovka colony in [[Kherson Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite web
As the population of the colony grew and land became scarce, new areas for resettlement were sought. Starting in 1862 settlers from Molotschna formed daughter settlements in the peninsula of [[Crimea]], which by 1926 consisted of 25 villages with a total population of 5000.<ref name="Smith, p. 304">Smith, p. 304.</ref> In 1871 the Molotschna colony purchased {{convert|240|km2|acre|-3|abbr=on}} to form the Zagradovka colony in [[Kherson Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite web
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|url=http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/Z14.html}}</ref> By 1918 Zagradovka was made up of 16 villages with 6000 residents.<ref name="Smith, p. 304"/>


In the 1870s the population pressure was eased somewhat when a significant portion of the colony migrated to North America. The next daughter colony was formed at Memrik in the [[Dnipropetrovsk Oblast|Dnipropetrovsk region]] in 1885. By 1926 this settlement had a population of about 3500, occupying {{convert|100|km2|acre|-3|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Smith, p. 304"/><ref>{{Cite web
In the 1870s the population pressure was eased somewhat when a significant portion of the colony migrated to North America. The next daughter colony was formed at [[Memrik]] in the [[Dnipropetrovsk Oblast|Dnipropetrovsk region]] in 1885. By 1926 this settlement had a population of about 3500, occupying {{convert|100|km2|acre|-3|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Smith, p. 304"/><ref>{{Cite web
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==Selbstschutz==
==Selbstschutz==
Through influence of the short German occupation of Ukraine in 1918, the young men of Molotschna formed a self-defense group ([[Selbstschutz]]) for protection of the villages. German soldiers provided training and left weapons and ammunition behind when they left. Together with a neighboring Lutheran colony, they formed twenty companies totaling 2700 infantry and 300 cavalry, which held back the forces of [[Makhno]] until March 1919. When the [[Red Army]] combined with Makhno, the self-defense group was forced to retreat to Halbstadt and disband. This attempt to defend the villages departed from the Mennonites' traditional teaching of [[nonresistance]] and was disapproved by many colonists. However, in the absence of effective governmental authority and when faced with the horrific atrocities committed by anarchist partisans, many others came to believe in the necessity of self-defence. Later church conferences and delegations officially condemned this action as a "grave mistake".<ref>Smith, p. 316.</ref><ref>{{Cite web
Through influence of the short [[Ukrainian War of Independence|German occupation of Ukraine in 1918]], the young men of Molotschna formed a self-defense group ([[Selbstschutz]]) for protection of the villages. German soldiers provided training and left weapons and ammunition behind when they left. Together with a neighboring Lutheran colony, they formed twenty companies totaling 2700 infantry and 300 cavalry, which held back the forces of the Ukrainian anarchist-communist leader [[Makhno]] until March 1919. When the Russian communist [[Red Army]] combined with Makhno, the self-defense group was forced to retreat to Halbstadt and disband. This attempt to defend the villages departed from the Mennonites' traditional teaching of [[nonresistance]] and was disapproved by many colonists. However, in the absence of effective governmental authority and when faced with the horrific atrocities committed by anarchist partisans, many others came to believe in the necessity of [[self-defence]]. Later church conferences and delegations officially condemned this action as a "grave mistake".<ref>Smith, p. 316.</ref><ref>{{Cite web
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|author=Krahn, Cornelius and Al Reimer
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==Famine==
==Famine==
Mennonites of Molotschna sent a commission to North America in the summer of 1920 to alert American Mennonites of the dire conditions of war-torn Ukraine. Their plight succeeded in uniting various branches of Mennonites to form [[Mennonite Central Committee]] in an effort to coordinate aid.
Mennonites of Molotschna sent a commission to North America in the summer of 1920 to alert American Mennonites of the dire conditions of [[Ukrainian War of Independence|war-torn Ukraine]]. Their plight succeeded in uniting various branches of Mennonites to form [[Mennonite Central Committee]] in an effort to coordinate aid.


The new organization planned to provide aid to Ukraine via existing Mennonite relief work in [[Istanbul]]. The Istanbul group, mainly [[Goshen College]] graduates, produced three volunteers, who at great risk entered Ukraine during the ongoing [[Russian Civil War]]. They arrived in the Mennonite village of Halbstadt just as [[Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel|General Wrangel]] of the [[White Army]] was retreating. Two of the volunteers withdrew with the Wrangel army, while [[Clayton Kratz]], who remained in Halbstadt as it was overrun by the Red Army, was never heard from again.
The new organization planned to provide aid to [[Mennonites in Ukraine]] via existing Mennonite relief work in [[Istanbul]]. The Istanbul group, mainly [[Goshen College]] graduates, produced three volunteers, who at great risk entered [[Ukraine]] during the ongoing [[Ukrainian Civil War]]. They arrived in the Mennonite village of Halbstadt just as [[Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel|General Wrangel]] of the Russian Imperial [[White Army]] was retreating. Two of the volunteers withdrew with the Wrangel army, while [[Clayton Kratz]], who remained in Halbstadt as it was overrun by the Red Army, was never heard from again.


A year passed before official permission was received from the Soviet government to do relief work among the villages of Ukraine. Kitchens provided 25,000 people a day with rations over a period of three years beginning in 1922, with a peak of 40,000 servings during August of that year. Fifty [[Fordson]] tractor and plow combinations were sent to Mennonite villages to replace horses that had been stolen and confiscated during the war. The cost of this relief effort was $1.2 million.<ref>Smith, p. 320.</ref>
A year passed before official permission was received from the Soviet government to do relief work among the villages of Ukraine. Kitchens provided 25,000 people a day with rations over a period of three years beginning in 1922, with a peak of 40,000 servings during August of that year. Fifty [[Fordson]] tractor and plow combinations were sent to Mennonite villages to replace horses that had been stolen and confiscated during the war. The cost of this relief effort was $1.2 million.<ref>Smith, p. 320.</ref>

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Molotschna Colony was a Ukrainian Mennonite settlement in what is now Zaporizhia Oblast in Ukraine. Today it is called Molochansk with a population of under 10,000. The settlement is named after the Molochna River which forms its western boundary. Today the land mostly falls within the Tokmatskyi and Chernihivskyi Raions. The nearest large city is Melitopol to the southwest of Molotschna.

Molotschna was founded in 1804 by Mennonite settlers from West Prussia and consisted of 57 villages. The city initially was called Halbstadt (Half-city). It was the second and largest settlement of Mennonites in the Russian Empire. With the retreat and deportation of Germans living in these villages at the end of World War II, that area is now populated largely by Ukrainians.

History

See also: Khortytsia

After the first Mennonite colony within the Russian Empire, Chortitza, was founded in 1789, Mennonite visitors found the freedoms and free land of Southern Ukraine an attractive alternative in view of restrictions placed on them in West Prussia. The imperial Russian government wanted more settlers with the valuable agricultural and craft skills of the Mennonites. In 1800 Paul I of Russia enacted a Privilegium (official privileges) for Mennonites granting them exemption from military service "for all time." In West Prussia King Frederick William III was making it difficult for Mennonites to acquire land, because of their refusal to serve in the military. Another reason to immigrate was fear of the changes brought about by the French Revolution. Refuge in Russia was seen as a more secure alternative.

The first settlers, 162 families, came in 1803 to the existing Chortitza settlement and spent the winter there. The first villages were founded in 1804. The central Russian government set aside a 1,200 km2 (297,000 acres) tract of land for the settlers along the Molotschna River in the Taurida Governorate.[1] The next year an additional group of about the same size arrived. Each family received 0.7 km2 (170 acres) of land.[2] In contrast to the settlement of Chortitza, wealthy Mennonites also immigrated. They sold their farms, paid a 10% emigration tax and brought the remainder into Russian Empire. Arriving with superior farming skills and more wealth, new farms and businesses were created more easily than had been the case in Chortitza. The seaport city of Taganrog provided a convenient market for their dairy products in the early years and wheat, which became the dominant crop later.

Between 1803 and 1806, 365 families came to Molotschna. Further immigration was prevented during the Napoleonic Wars. Another 254 families came from 1819-20. After 1835 immigration to Molotschna ended, with about 1200 families totaling some 6000 people moving from Prussia. The settlement consisted of 1,750 km2 (432,000 acres) of land with 46 villages and total population of about 10,000.[1] A part of this was not divided but reserved for future generations, to care for the growing number of families. As the population outgrew the available land, daughter colonies such as Neu Samara Colony were formed.

The settlement was located near Russian Empire's southern frontier and was thus subject to raids by nomadic Crimean Tatars who had been deported from the Molotschna Valley by the Russian government. After four Mennonites were killed by a raiding party, the imperial government banned their spiked and weighted pole weapon which they frequently used on hunting expeditions.[3] Later Mennonites and their neighbors coexisted peacefully.

Local government

Mennonite colonies were self-governing with little intervention from the central authorities in Moscow. The village, the basic unit of government, was headed by an elected magistrate who oversaw village affairs. Each village controlled its own school, roads and cared for the poor. Male landowners decided local matters at village assemblies.

Villages were grouped into districts. Molotschna was divided into two districts: Halbstadt and Gnadenfeld. A district superintendent headed a regional bureau that could administer corporal punishment and handle other matters affecting the villages in common. Insurance and fire protection were handled at the regional level, as well as dealing with delinquents and other social problems. The Mennonite colonies functioned as a democratic state, enjoying freedoms beyond those of ordinary Ukrainian peasants living in Southern Ukraine.[4]

Education

At a time when compulsory education was unknown in Europe, the Mennonite colonies formed an elementary school in each village. Students learned practical skills such as reading and writing German and arithmetic. Religion was included as was singing in many schools. The teacher was typically a craftsperson or herder, untrained in teaching, who fit class time around his occupation.

In 1820 the Molotschna colony started a secondary school at Ohrloff, bringing a trained teacher from Prussia. A school of commerce was started in Halbstadt employing a faculty with full graduate education. Those who wanted to pursue post-secondary education attended universities in Switzerland, Germany, as well as the Russian Empire.

Johann Cornies

Johann Cornies was perhaps Molotschna's most noted resident. His large estate, Jushanlee, was a model farm and showplace of Southern Ukraine. Crown princes of Russia, Alexander I and Alexander II, as well as other government officials visited the estate. His holdings were expanded by gifts from the government for his services and totaled 100 km2 (25,000 acres) at his death. He owned a large herd of thoroughbred cattle, 8000 merino sheep and four hundred horses.[5]

Daughter colonies

As the population of the colony grew and land became scarce, new areas for resettlement were sought. Starting in 1862 settlers from Molotschna formed daughter settlements in the peninsula of Crimea, which by 1926 consisted of 25 villages with a total population of 5000.[6] In 1871 the Molotschna colony purchased 240 km2 (59,000 acres) to form the Zagradovka colony in Kherson Oblast.[7] By 1918 Zagradovka was made up of 16 villages with 6000 residents.[6]

In the 1870s the population pressure was eased somewhat when a significant portion of the colony migrated to North America. The next daughter colony was formed at Memrik in the Dnipropetrovsk region in 1885. By 1926 this settlement had a population of about 3500, occupying 100 km2 (25,000 acres).[6][8]

Selbstschutz

Through influence of the short German occupation of Ukraine in 1918, the young men of Molotschna formed a self-defense group (Selbstschutz) for protection of the villages. German soldiers provided training and left weapons and ammunition behind when they left. Together with a neighboring Lutheran colony, they formed twenty companies totaling 2700 infantry and 300 cavalry, which held back the forces of the Ukrainian anarchist-communist leader Makhno until March 1919. When the Russian communist Red Army combined with Makhno, the self-defense group was forced to retreat to Halbstadt and disband. This attempt to defend the villages departed from the Mennonites' traditional teaching of nonresistance and was disapproved by many colonists. However, in the absence of effective governmental authority and when faced with the horrific atrocities committed by anarchist partisans, many others came to believe in the necessity of self-defence. Later church conferences and delegations officially condemned this action as a "grave mistake".[9][10]

Famine

Mennonites of Molotschna sent a commission to North America in the summer of 1920 to alert American Mennonites of the dire conditions of war-torn Ukraine. Their plight succeeded in uniting various branches of Mennonites to form Mennonite Central Committee in an effort to coordinate aid.

The new organization planned to provide aid to Mennonites in Ukraine via existing Mennonite relief work in Istanbul. The Istanbul group, mainly Goshen College graduates, produced three volunteers, who at great risk entered Ukraine during the ongoing Ukrainian Civil War. They arrived in the Mennonite village of Halbstadt just as General Wrangel of the Russian Imperial White Army was retreating. Two of the volunteers withdrew with the Wrangel army, while Clayton Kratz, who remained in Halbstadt as it was overrun by the Red Army, was never heard from again.

A year passed before official permission was received from the Soviet government to do relief work among the villages of Ukraine. Kitchens provided 25,000 people a day with rations over a period of three years beginning in 1922, with a peak of 40,000 servings during August of that year. Fifty Fordson tractor and plow combinations were sent to Mennonite villages to replace horses that had been stolen and confiscated during the war. The cost of this relief effort was $1.2 million.[11]

Evacuation

The residents of Molotschna shared the fate of the Chortitza settlers. They were evacuated to Nazi Reichsgau Wartheland in 1943, and from there marched into Germany, only to be repatriated to the Soviet Union by the Red Army where they were exiled to Siberia and Kazakhstan.

Villages

About 57 villages were founded:

Name Local name Founded
1. Halbstadt[12] Molochansk 1804
2. Neu-Halbstadt 1804
3. Muntau 1804
4. Schönau 1804
5. Fischau 1804
6. Lindenau 1804
7. Lichtenau 1804
8. Blumstein 1804
9. Münsterberg 1804
10. Altona 1804
11. Ladekopp 1805
12. Schönsee 1805
13. Petershagen 1805
14. Tiegenhagen 1805
15. Ohrloff 1805
16. Tiege 1805
17. Blumenort 1805
18. Rosenort 1805
19. Fürstenau 1806
20. Rückenau 1811
21. Margenau 1819
22. Lichtfelde 1819
23. Neukirch 1819
24. Alexandertal 1820
25. Schardau 1820
26. Pordenau 1820
27. Mariental 1820
28. Rudnerweide 1820
29. Grossweide 1820
30. Franztal 1820
31. Pastwa 1820
32. Alexanderwohl 1820[1]
33. Fürstenwerder 1821
34. Gnadenheim 1821
35. Tiegerweide 1822
36. Liebenau 1823
37. Elisabethtal 1823
38. Wernersdorf 1824
39. Friedensdorf 1824
40. Prangenau 1824
41. Sparrau 1838
42. Konteniusfeld 1832
43. Gnadenfeld 1835[1]
44. Waldheim 1836
45. Landskrone 1839
46. Hierschau 1848
47. Nikolajdorf 1848
48. Paulsheim 1852
49. Kleefeld 1854
50. Alexanderkrone 1857
51. Mariawohl 1857
52. Friedensruh 1857
53. Steinfeld 1857
54. Gnadental 1862
55. Hamburg 1863
56. Klippenfeld 1863
57. Fabrikerwiese 1863

1852 Molotschna Colony map

1912 Molotschna Colony map

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Smith, p. 258.
  2. ^ Smith, p. 262.
  3. ^ Smith, p. 259.
  4. ^ Smith, p. 268.
  5. ^ Smith, p. 264
  6. ^ a b c Smith, p. 304.
  7. ^ Lohrenz, Gerhard (1959). "Zagradovka Mennonite Settlement (Kherson Oblast, Ukraine)". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  8. ^ Krahn, Cornelius (1957). "Memrik Mennonite Settlement (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine)". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  9. ^ Smith, p. 316.
  10. ^ Krahn, Cornelius and Al Reimer (1989). "Selbstschutz". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  11. ^ Smith, p. 320.
  12. ^ The center of the Molotschna settlement.

References

  • Smith, C. Henry (1981). Smith's Story of the Mennonites. Newton, Kansas: Faith and Life Press. pp. 249–356. ISBN 0-87303-069-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |other= ignored (|others= suggested) (help)

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