Balzer

Balzer (also: Baltzer, Goloi Karamysh, Goly Karamysch, Golyi Karamysh, Golyj Karamysch).

51º02' N 45º42' E.

Founded: 28 August 1765 by the Government.

Denomination: Lutheran.

In his book The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763-1862, Dr. Karl Stumpp indicates that in 1768 there were 90 original families comprised of approximately 377 individuals.

Population:

377 (1767)

410 (1769)

479 (1773)

781 (1798)

11,110 (1912)

11,556 (1926)

 

Pastors:

1857-1887 Gottlieb Friedrich Jordan

1887-1892 Johannes Kosciol

1893-1903 Ernst Theophil David

1904-1922 Paul Reichert

 

Sources:

Die Kirchen und das Religiöse Leben der Russlanddeutschen, Evangelischer Teil, by Joseph Schnurr.

German building in Balzer

This 1898 building in Balzer shows typical German brick work techniques