German settlements and presence in Eastern Europe throughtout history

[Root]

the empty patch in the Eastern part of Germany is most likely Sorbians.. the map is quite accurate

[Ülev]

so there is possibility about R1ethel's German ancestors indeed

[Rethel]

so there is possibility about R1ethel's German ancestors indeed

The same as yours and Mahnölchen's

[Root]

Caucasus Germans





Kaukasiendeutsche

They migrated to the Caucasus largely in the first half of the 19th century and settled in the North Caucasus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia







By the late 1840s, there were five German colonies in the North Caucasus. The migration waves (especially to the Don Host Oblast) grew beginning in the second half of the 19th century with the capitalist influence on farming in Russia. Germans would immigrate not only from the regions adjacent to the Volga River but also from the Black Sea region and Germany. The majority of these Germans adhered to various branches of Protestantism, most commonly Lutheranism, Mennonitism and Baptism. Roman Catholics formed a minority and lived in six colonies.