"Dennewitz ... a daughter colony in Bessarabia founded in 1834 by 15 families from other colonies in Bessarabia including Alt Posttal, Wittenberg and Kulm ... originally named Hamburg after the tenant who owned the land, but the Government later named it Dennewitz in memory of the victory over Napoleon ... Today, Dennewitz is called Pryamobalka (Прямобалка) in the Odessa Oblast, Ukraine."
Dennewitz, Russia
Renamed Priamobalka, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine — map location from the modern place
'Dennewitz, Russia' is the Bessarabian German daughter colony Dennewitz in the Akkerman district, founded 1834 by 15 families from Alt Posttal, Wittenberg and Kulm; first called Hamburg after the landowner, renamed by the government for the 1813 battle of Dennewitz. Today Priamobalka (Прямобалка), Odesa Oblast, Ukraine - Wikidata Q978840 inception 1834 matches, and OSM returns Priamobalka for the query 'Dennewitz'. Source: Germans from Russia Heritage Society Bessarabian village list. existedTo 1940 = the resettlement of the Bessarabian Germans. This is NOT the Brandenburg village Dennewitz (tree row #4329). Related unmapped rows #4432 'Dennewitz, Bessarabia, Russia' and #4448 'Dennewitz, Romania' are the same colony but lie outside this batch.
Timeline
- Born 20 JAN 1856
- Born 8 OCT 1859
- Born 26 FEB 1862
- Died DEC 1934