Omsk, Omsk Oblast (Siberia)
Includes the following communities:
Omsk, Omsk Oblast (Siberia)
Омск, Омская область (Siberia)
History:
Many Volga German families who had been deported to Siberia in 1941 relocated to the city of Omsk and the surrounding area after the disbanding of the "Special Settlements" in 1956.
Surnames:
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families settled in and around Omsk:
Gillig from Erlenbach
Horst from Neu-Norka
Kloster from Semenovka
Schamne from Graf
Scheiermann from Yagodnaya Polyana
Schwartzkopf from Dönhof
External Links:
- Omsk (Wikipedia)
Pre-Volga Origin
Dormition Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Omsk (2009).
Source: Petar Milošević via Wikipedia Commons.