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Dehler

Dehler (also: Beresovka, Beresowka, Berezovka; Berjosowka, Deller, Teller). 51º10' N 45º55' E.

Founded: 1 July 1767 by LeRoy & Pictet.

Denomination: Roman Catholic.

Population: 171 (1767), 154 (1769), 171 (1773), 275 (1798), 1332 (1859), 3062 (1912), 2077 (1926).

Dehler parish was served by the following priests:

Gottlieb Beratz 1894-1909

Robert Glassner 1928-1931

Source: Joseph Schnurr, Die Kirchen und das Religiöse Leben der Russlanddeutschen, Katholischer Teil (Stuttgart, 1980), p. 247.