Herzog
Names
Herzog, Susly, Sussly
Location
51º29' N 46º43' E
History
Herzog was a Roman Catholic colony founded on 14 July 1766 by LeRoy & Pictet.
Priests
Coming soon . . .
Population

Population Table
Year
Households
Population
Total
Male
Female
1767
35
114
60
54
1769
127
1773
32
141
70
71
1788
142
1798
196
109
87
1816
364
1834
642
1850
966
1857
1859
1,290
1889
1,383
1897
1,393*
1905
2,010
1910
1,953
1912
2,357
1920
2,136
1922
1,066
1926
1,427**
1931
1,507***
*Of whom 1,387 were German.
**Of whom 1,418 were German.
***Of whom 1,501 were German.
Sources:
- Beratz, Gottieb. The German colonies on the Lower Volga, their origin and early development: a memorial for the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first German settlers on the Volga, 29 June 1764. Translated by Adam Giesinger (Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1991): 350.
- Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet, 1764-1767 Band 2 (Göttingen: Göttinger Arbeitskreis, 2001): 87-96.
External Links
- Herzog (Susley), Russia (Kevin Rupp)
- Welcome to the Herzog, Russia Homepage (Jerry Braun & Roger Toepfer)
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Last updated 21 April 2010.


Catholic Church
Herzog, Russia


Herzog, Russia


Herzog, Russia
Karaman River in the foreground.
Notice the camels on the far bank.