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The '''Bergthal Colony''' |
The '''Bergthal Colony''' is a former [[Russian Mennonite]] settlement in what is now [[Ukraine]]. |
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The colony consisted of five villages |
The colony consisted of five villages - Schoenfeld, Heuboden, Bergthal, Schoenthal, and Friedrichsthal<ref>[https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bergthal_Mennonite_Settlement_(Zaporizhia_Oblast,_Ukraine) Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online website]</ref> - which were settled during the years 1836 to 1852 by 149 landless families from the [[Chortitza Colony]]. The settlement was located on the Bodni, a small tributary of the Berda River about 200 km southeast of [[Zaporizhia]]. During the 1870s, their leader, Bishop Gerhard Wiebe, persuaded the entire colony, consisting of about 500 families, to emigrate to [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]]. The most conservative factions of the Bergthal Colony later established new colonies in [[Mexico]], [[Paraguay]], and [[Bolivia]], while the remainder spread out through [[Western Canada]] and the [[Midwestern United States]].<ref>[https://www.mharchives.ca/holdings/papers/Peters,%20Jake%20Sommerfeld%20Collection.htm#:~:text=The%20Sommerfeld%20Mennonite%20Church%20is,Bergthaler%20Mennonite%20Church%20over%20assimilation Mennonite Heritage Archive website]</ref> Some descendants of the colony, particularly those in Mexico, continue to be known as '''Bergthaler''', but most have dropped the Bergthaler identity. |
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The current names of the five villages are: Ksenivka, Serhiivka, Respublica, Novoromanivka, and Fedorivka. The central village of Respublica is located at [https://www.google.com/maps/@47.251528,37.198849,3000m 47.251528 N, 37.198849 E]. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Sommerfelder]] (Sommerfelder Mennonite group) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* Schroeder, William. ''The Bergthal Colony.'' 2nd ed. Winnipeg: CMBS, 1986. |
* Schroeder, William. ''The Bergthal Colony.'' 2nd ed. Winnipeg: CMBS, 1986. |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110827115859/http://www.mennonitehistory.org/projects/geography/1_mennonite_villages.pdf Table 1. Compilation of Mennonite Villages in Russia, Prepared by Tim Janzen] |
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==See |
==See also== |
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*[[Chortitza Colony]] |
*[[Chortitza Colony]] |
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*[[Chortitzer Mennonite Conference]] |
*[[Chortitzer Mennonite Conference]] |
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[[Category:19th century in Ukraine]] |
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[[Category:1870s disestablishments in Europe]] |
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[[Category:Mennonitism in Ukraine]] |
[[Category:Mennonitism in Ukraine]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:15, 4 October 2023
The Bergthal Colony is a former Russian Mennonite settlement in what is now Ukraine.
The colony consisted of five villages - Schoenfeld, Heuboden, Bergthal, Schoenthal, and Friedrichsthal[1] - which were settled during the years 1836 to 1852 by 149 landless families from the Chortitza Colony. The settlement was located on the Bodni, a small tributary of the Berda River about 200 km southeast of Zaporizhia. During the 1870s, their leader, Bishop Gerhard Wiebe, persuaded the entire colony, consisting of about 500 families, to emigrate to Manitoba, Canada. The most conservative factions of the Bergthal Colony later established new colonies in Mexico, Paraguay, and Bolivia, while the remainder spread out through Western Canada and the Midwestern United States.[2] Some descendants of the colony, particularly those in Mexico, continue to be known as Bergthaler, but most have dropped the Bergthaler identity.
The current names of the five villages are: Ksenivka, Serhiivka, Respublica, Novoromanivka, and Fedorivka. The central village of Respublica is located at 47.251528 N, 37.198849 E.
See also[edit]
- Sommerfelder (Sommerfelder Mennonite group)
References[edit]
- Schroeder, William. The Bergthal Colony. 2nd ed. Winnipeg: CMBS, 1986.
- Table 1. Compilation of Mennonite Villages in Russia, Prepared by Tim Janzen