Anadol Forestry Service Camp (Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine)

The Anadol Forestry Service Camp, or Anadoler Forstei, was located in the Russian (now Ukrainian) province of Ekaterinoslav (now Dnipropetrovsk), district of Mariupol. It was established for Mennonite young men as an alternative to military service in 1880, about five miles (eight km) from the railroad station of Gross-Anadol and Volnovacha, and occupied by an average of 170 men.

Bibliography

Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 70.

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 118. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

To cite this page:

MLA style: Braun, Abraham. "Anadol Forestry Service Camp (Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1955. Web. 24 May 2012. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/A53415.html.

APA style: Braun, Abraham. (1955). Anadol Forestry Service Camp (Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 May 2012, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/A53415.html.

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