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Eichenfeld (Yazykovo Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)Eichenfeld (Dubovka) was a village of the Yazykovo Mennonite settlement, Chortitza, Russia, founded in 1869. In 1913 the village had a population of 307 and about 5,000 acres of land. During the Russian Revolution and Civil War the village was completely destroyed. In October 1919, 79 men and 3 women were murdered in a single night. The rest of the population fled. BibliographyHege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967, I, 479. Toews, Heinrich. Eichenfeld-Dubowka, ein Tatsachenbericht aus der Tragödie des Deutschtums in der Ukraine. Karlsruhe I. B.: H. Schneider, [1938]. Additional Information
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