Billersfeld Village Information
| Region: | Black Sea | Founded: | 1860 | German Name: | Billersfeld |
| Area: | Jekaterinoslaw | Religion: | Evangelical | Russian Name: |
Aleksandrowka/Alexandrowka |
| District: | Location: | Stumpp Map 35/48 | Ukrainian Name: | ||
| Rayon: | Karl Marx | Parish: | Josephestal |
Village Coordinator: Leonard Kuhn
Remarks: Wolost Josifowka
Geographic location is/was 35/48. Also known as Billersdorf and Aleksandrowka
From Adam Giesinger’s book; “ . . . By
1857 Josephstal and Rybalsk had 43 landless families. In 1860 the first daughter
colony, Billersfeld, was founded near the mother colonies. . .”
Books
The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 – 1862 by Karl
Stumpp (page 851)
From Catherine to Khruschev by Dr. Adam Giesinger
(page 95)
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Regional Interest Group for this Village: Crimea/Taurien RIG
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