Prenzlau (Brandenburg, Germany)Prenzlau, a town 60 miles north of Berlin, Germany, was the location of one of the three camps (the other two Mölln in Lauenburg, and Hammerstein) provided by the German government for the temporary quartering of Mennonite refugees from Russia from November 1929 to the late summer of 1930, while they were waiting to move on to Brazil and Paraguay.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 215. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website. ©1996-2013 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved. To cite this page: MLA style: Bender, Harold S. "Prenzlau (Brandenburg, Germany)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 20 May 2013. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/prenzlau_brandenburg_germany. APA style: Bender, Harold S. (1959). Prenzlau (Brandenburg, Germany). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 20 May 2013, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/prenzlau_brandenburg_germany. Document Actions |
