Brabander

Brabander (also: Audincourt, Brabenberg, Kasitzkaja, Kasitzkaya, Kasitzkoje, Kaziskaja, Kozickaja, Kozitskaya, Krasnoarmeiskoye). 45º55' N 51º12' E.

Founded: 26 June 1767 by LeRoy & Pictet.

Denomination: Roman Catholic.

Population: 366 (1767), 350 (1769), 351 (1773), 398 (1798), 1496 (1859), 3885 (1912), 2434 (1926).

Brabander parish was served by the following priests:

Thaddäus Hattowsky 1803-1807

Heinrich Guillemaint 1807-1820

Joseph Wanner 1867-1871

Johannes Ungemach 1884

Adolf Ulrich 1884-1890

Peter Bach 1901-1914

Source: Joseph Schnurr, Die Kirchen und das Religiöse Leben der Russlanddeutschen, Katholischer Teil (Stuttgart, 1980), p. 246.

Video of the Brabander Mill in 2001 (Windows Media format - 33MB) taken by Steve Schreiber

 

Brabander flour mill in 2001. Photos courtesy of Steve Schreiber.

Brabander mill equipment continues in use after 100 years. Photo courtesy of David Karber.