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Pfeifer

Pfeifer (also: Faifer, Fajfer, Feifer, Gnilushka, Gniluschka, Gnilyshka, Gvardeiskoye, Gvardeyskoye, Pfeiffer). 50º39' N 45º24' E.

Founded: 15 June 1767 by the Government.

Denomination: Roman Catholic.

Population: 328 (1767), 312 (1769), 393 (1773), 507 (1788), 591 (1798), 825 (1816), 1518 (1834), 2250 (1850), 2322 (1857), 2345 (1860), 2617 (1886), 3785 (1894), 4496 (1897), 4661 (1910), 4870 (1912), 2278 (1926).