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Chortitza River

Chortitza (Khortitsa, Chortitz), a tributary of the Dnieper River (Ukraine), on which the Mennonites settled inĀ 1789 naming the first village after the stream. The village of Chortitza developed into a most significant center, so that the whole district became known as the Chortitza settlement.

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MLA style: Krahn, Cornelius. "Chortitza River." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 29 August 2008 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/C46503.html>

APA style: Krahn, Cornelius. (1953). "Chortitza River." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 29 August 2008 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/C46503.html>
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