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Osterwick, a common Mennonite village name. One of the first of the villages settled by the Mennonites of [[West Prussia|West Prussia]] in [[Russia|Russia]] was Osterwick in the [[Chortitza Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Chortitza settlement]]. It became the seat of one of the largest congregations, with a membership (1905) of 1,571 besides 839 children. In 1812 a village in the same settlement was named [[Neu-Osterwick Mennonite Church (Chortitza Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Neu-Osterwick]]. From Russia the name came to the [[East Reserve (Manitoba, Canada)|East Reserve]] and [[West Reserve (Manitoba, Canada)|West Reserve]] of Manitoba, to Hague, SK, and from Canada to [[Cuauhtémoc (Chihuahua State, Mexico)|Cuauhtemoc]], [[Mexico|Mexico]]. In [[Paraguay|Paraguay]], Canadian Mennonites from [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]] and [[Saskatchewan (Canada)|Saskatchewan]] founded the village of Osterwick in the west of the [[Menno Colony (Alto Paraguay Department, Paraguay)|Menno Colony]]. In 1932 the first church in the colony was built here, with a seating capacity of 500. In Osterwick there were in 1934 twenty-seven families with a total of 163 persons. | Osterwick, a common Mennonite village name. One of the first of the villages settled by the Mennonites of [[West Prussia|West Prussia]] in [[Russia|Russia]] was Osterwick in the [[Chortitza Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Chortitza settlement]]. It became the seat of one of the largest congregations, with a membership (1905) of 1,571 besides 839 children. In 1812 a village in the same settlement was named [[Neu-Osterwick Mennonite Church (Chortitza Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Neu-Osterwick]]. From Russia the name came to the [[East Reserve (Manitoba, Canada)|East Reserve]] and [[West Reserve (Manitoba, Canada)|West Reserve]] of Manitoba, to Hague, SK, and from Canada to [[Cuauhtémoc (Chihuahua State, Mexico)|Cuauhtemoc]], [[Mexico|Mexico]]. In [[Paraguay|Paraguay]], Canadian Mennonites from [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]] and [[Saskatchewan (Canada)|Saskatchewan]] founded the village of Osterwick in the west of the [[Menno Colony (Alto Paraguay Department, Paraguay)|Menno Colony]]. In 1932 the first church in the colony was built here, with a seating capacity of 500. In Osterwick there were in 1934 twenty-seven families with a total of 163 persons. | ||
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| − | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 327. |
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Osterwick, a common Mennonite village name. One of the first of the villages settled by the Mennonites of West Prussia in Russia was Osterwick in the Chortitza settlement. It became the seat of one of the largest congregations, with a membership (1905) of 1,571 besides 839 children. In 1812 a village in the same settlement was named Neu-Osterwick. From Russia the name came to the East Reserve and West Reserve of Manitoba, to Hague, SK, and from Canada to Cuauhtemoc, Mexico. In Paraguay, Canadian Mennonites from Manitoba and Saskatchewan founded the village of Osterwick in the west of the Menno Colony. In 1932 the first church in the colony was built here, with a seating capacity of 500. In Osterwick there were in 1934 twenty-seven families with a total of 163 persons.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 327.
| Author(s) | Christian Hege |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Hege, Christian. "Osterwick." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Osterwick&oldid=143959.
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Hege, Christian. (1959). Osterwick. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Osterwick&oldid=143959.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 91. All rights reserved.
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