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Dinkel

Dinkel Church

Dinkel (also: Oberholstein, Tarlykovka, Tarlykowka). 51º02' N 46º06' E.

Founded: 12 May 1767 by LeRoy & Pictet.

Denomination: Lutheran.

Population: 166 (1767), 173 (1769), 179 (1773), 271 (1798), 3586 (1912), 1711 (1926).

Dinkel school

Tombstone in Dinkel

Back of Jacob Wilhelm Müller's tombstone at the cemetery in Dinkel. The front and back of the granite tombstone are of Jacob Wilhelm Müller. Jacob was born January 31, 1799 and died 27 or 24 1883. Photo courtesy of Sharon While - August 2003.