Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Katharinenfeld (Bolnisi) Village Information
Region: Black Sea Founded: 1818 German Name: Katharinenfeld
Area: South Caucasus District: Tiflis

Village Coordinator: Bonnie Anderson
Notes: Also known as Luxemburg

Stumpp on page 99 says “All Evangelical and originally from Wuerttemberg, a few were later immigrants from Switzerland.” Same page reflects 116 families originally in 1818. (see details on pages 947 – 949.)

Books
* The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 – 1862 by Karl Stumpp (pages 99 & 947)
* From Catherine to Khruschev by Dr. Adam Giesinger (page 121)

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Source: http://www.grhs.org/ (Germans from Russia Heritage Society)

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