Schulze
Schulze is the German title for a village mayor in a Mennonite settlement in Prussia, Russia, Manitoba, Mexico, and Paraguay. The Schulze calls meetings (see Schulteboat) and is the responsible civic leader of a village and was in turn responsible to the Oberschulze of the Mennonite settlement.
See also Government of Mennonites in Russia
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 484. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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