Berlin/Neu Berlin Village Information
| Region: | Black Sea | Founded: | 1867 | German Name: | Berlin/Neu Berlin |
| Area: | Odessa | Religion: | Evangelical | Russian Name: | Worobeyeva/Worobyewa |
| District: | Grossliebental/Hoffnungstal | Location: | Ukrainian Name: | ||
| Rayon: | Parish: |
Neu Freudental Hoffnungstal |
Notes: Daughter colony in the Grossliebental District Odessa as listed in Homesteaders on the Steppe. Georg Rath's book, The Black Sea Germans in the Dakotas, reflects that Berlin was part of the Hoffnungstal Parish. Stumpp does not list Berlin but he does list Neu Berlin as evangelical village founded in 1867. For additional information read the Hoffnungstal Odessa Newsletters listed below.
Village Coordinator: Ila Jean Johnson
Books
Homesteaders on the Steppe by Joseph S. Height
(page 320)
The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 –
1862 by Karl Stumpp
The Black Sea Germans in the Dakotas by Georg Rath
(page 5)
Church Records
St. Petersburg
Archives Freudental Parish
Articles
Hoffnungstal Odessa Newsletter Vol 2 Issue III, February 1995 (page 14)
Hoffnungstal Odessa Newsletter Vol 3 Issue I, June 1995
War Records
EWZ Index for this Village
Search the Letter Archives for this Village
Regional Interest Group for this Village: Grossliebental District Odessa and Hoffnungstal Odessa Parish but you will also want to keep an eye on the BDO website.
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