Christopher Vohrer

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Christopher Vohrer (born October 27, 1827 in Helenendorf , today Göygöl , † 1916 ) was a German settler and winemaker in Azerbaijan .

In 1846 Christopher Vohrer laid out a vineyard on one hectare of his farm in Helenendorf, today Göygöl. In 1862 Christopher Vohrer founded a winery "Christopher Vohrer" for the production of wine and other spirits in Helenendorf. In 1870 the actual parent company was founded with four sons as "Christopher Vohrer and Sons". Christopher Vohrer formed a wide network of camps and representations throughout the Russian Empire.

In 1892 he built a cognac factory in Helenendorf.

He later owned a total of 30 wine cellars in Azerbaijan. The wine cellars in Helenendorf have been preserved to this day. The largest wine cellar was in Elizabethpol, now Gəncə .

In 1892 Christopher Vohrer handed over his property to his sons. From then on his company traded under the name of "Gebrüder Vohrer", which sold approx. 350,000 liters of wine annually through the "Handelshaus der Gebr. Vohrer" until the outbreak of the First World War.

The files of the Russian Historical Archives show that in 1917 the property of the Vohrers family farms became the property of the joint-stock companies "Zakafkazskoye vinodelia" and "Juznoe vinodelie" with capital stock of 4 and 3 million rubles respectively.

In 1916 the Vohrer brewery in the Elizabethpol area was the only brewery with a production of 42,000 liters.

After the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan was conquered by the Soviet Union , sovkhozes were created from the property of Christopher Vohrer .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Eva-Maria Auch, Between vines, copper mines and drilling rigs. German traces in Azerbaijan. In: Ingrid Pfluger-Schindlbeck (Ed.): Azerbaijan, Land of Fire. History and culture in the Caucasus. Reimer, Berlin 2008, pp. 147-172.
  2. ↑ a b 24. Winery - MODX Revolution. Retrieved September 18, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Page 38 -. Heydar Aliyev Foundation, accessed September 18, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Eva-Maria Auch, The development of Helenendorf / Chanlar in the 1920s / 30s. S. 161. Accessed on September 18, 2018. (German)
  5. ↑ Eva-Maria Auch, The development of Helenendorf / Chanlar in the 1920s / 30s. S. 162. Accessed on September 17, 2018. (German)
personal data
SURNAME Vohrer, Christopher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German settlers and winemakers in Azerbaijan
DATE OF BIRTH October 27, 1827
PLACE OF BIRTH Helenendorf , today Göygöl
DATE OF DEATH 1916