Schafsdorf, Marianovski District, Omsk Oblast (Siberia)
Includes the following communities:
Грибановка, Марьяновский район, Омская область
Gribanovka, Marianovski District, Omsk Oblast (Siberia)
Schafsdorf, Marianovski District, Omsk Oblast (Siberia)
Шафсдорф, Марьяновский район, Омская область
History:
Schafsdorf was founded in about 1895 by Volga German colonists most of whom were resettling from the colonies of Jost and Moor. It was named after one of the first settlers named Schaaf from Huck.
In 1912, it was given the Russian name of Gribanovka after the Cossack officer Gribanov who had leased the land to the original settlers.
Volga German Congregations:
The first colonists to settle in Schafsdorf were Lutheran.
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families settled in Schafsdorf:
Hilgenberg
Kehr from Moor
Pinnecker from Moor
Schaaf from Huck
Stier from Jost
Weinbender from Müller
External Links:
- Грибановка (Омская область) (Russian Wikipedia)