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Location: Help > Glossary
Glossary
Village Name German
Many Volga villages had multiple names, including a German and Russian name.
The German name is most commonly used by Volga German researchers.
Village Name Alternate
Many Volga villages had multiple names, including a German, Russian and
other names. Modern day names are usually the Russian names.
Village Coordinator
This is a person(s) who has volunteered to gather and coordinate the information
for their ancestral village. In most case they are AHSGR coordinators but not always.
Rel. - Religion
Most villages were of a single religion although a few had both Evangelical
(Lutheran and Reformed) and Catholic. The religions in the Volga valley were
Lutheran, Reformed, Catholic and Mennonite. There were only a handful of
Mennonite villages which were established at a later date than the
Evangelical and Catholic villages.
Evangelical
A common denominator in Germany for Protestant church members of which were
Lutheran, and Reformed. Most of Evangelical villages in the Volga were Lutheran.
Yr. Est. - Year Established
This is the year the village was established. Mother colonies (villages) were
established from 1764-1767. Daughter colonies were generally established around
1855-1860. Granddaughter colonies were established some time after that.
1912 Pop - 1912 Population
This was the population of the village in 1912. This was very close to the peak
population which probably occurred a few years later in most of the villages.
B/W - Bergseite/Wiesenseite
The German term Bergseite refers to the hillside of the Volga River which is to
the West (left) of the Volga River. The German term Wiesenseite refers to the
meadowside of the Volga River which lies on the East side of the Volga River.
Generally the Bergseite corresponds with the Saratov province and the Wiesenseite
corresponds with Samara province.
Map Cor - Map Coordinates
The map which is used to locate the villages is Volga map #6
which is sold
by the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. This map was prepared
by Dr. K.Stumpp. The same map coordinates are now included in the new
Germans from Russia Color Map of Volga Villages.
Prov - Province
Provinces are large regions ruled by governors and is similar to a state in the
United States or provinces in Canada. It was referred to as Government, Gouvernment or
Gubernia and the modern Russian term is now Oblast. Saratov and Samara
are the 2 provinces in the Volga region.
Canton
This is area of land which is a subdivision of a province. It is equivalent to a
parish or county in other countries. In Russian it is Uezd or Rayon.
M/D - Mother / Daughter
This refers to the they type of colony (village). If the village was established
with original immigrants from Germany, most commonly in the years 1764-1767,
then it was classified as a mother colony. There were 104 original mother
colonies in the Volga. If the colony (village) was formed from inhabitants from a mother
colony, it was referred to as a daughter colony. Many daughter colonies were
formed in the late 1850s through the 1860s, when the Russian government provided
more land to the German farmers. Villages later formed from these daughter colonies
were called granddaughter colonies.
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