Privolnoye (Saratov)

place Privolnoe Привольное Federal district Volga Oblast Saratov Rajon Rovnoye Founded 1767 Earlier names Warenburg / Alt-Warenburg (until 1941) population 987 (2010) Time zone UTC + 4 Post Code 413281 License Plate 64, 164 OKATO 63 239 860 001 Geographical location Coordinates 50 ° 55 '  N , 46 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 55 '0 "  N , 46 ° 4' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Saratov Oblast

Privolnoje ( Russian Привольное, German Warenburg or Alt-Warenburg (until 1942)) is a village in the Russian Oblast Saratov on the banks of the Volga .

history

Warenburg was founded in 1767 as a colony by German emigrants . Russians later also moved to the village. Before 1918 the village belonged to the Samara Governorate . With the establishment of the Soviet Union , Warenburg was incorporated into the Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic of the Volga Germans .

When the Germans from Russia were deported in 1941, all Germans were forcibly resettled. A majority of Russians moved into the village and still represent the majority of the population today.

Population development

2002	2010
838	987

Sons and daughters of the place

• Viktor Klein , Russian-German poet, writer and university professor

Web links

• History of the Volga Germans - Alt-Warenburg (Russian)
• Warenburg Colony (Russian)
• The Center for Volga German Studies (English)