Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Includes the following communities:
Tashkent
Ташкент
History:
Tashkent is the largest city and capital of Uzbekistan. Many Volga German families who had been deported to Siberia and Kazakhstan in the 1941 deportation resettled to Tashkent following the release of the "special settlements" in 1956.
Surnames:
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families are known to have settled in and around Tashkent:
Arndt
Fries from Hussenbach
Lehmann
Stehle
Vollert from Dreispitz
Wasmuth from Dobrinka
Volga Colonies:
External Links:
- Tashkent (Wikipedia)