Laub

Laub (also: Chkalovsk, Tarlyk). 51º01' N 46º04' E.

Founded: 12 July 1767 by LeRoy & Pictet.

Denomination: Lutheran.

Population: 201 (1767), 193 (1769), 219 (1773), 369 (1798), 3821 (1912), 1968 (1926).

Former Laub church, identified by the villagers, who said the top of the church (steeple?) had been cut off. The church is now being used as a grainary. Photo taken in August 2003 by Sharon White.

German house in Laub. Photo taken in August 2003 by Sharon White.