Settlements along the Volga > Original Colonies > Mariental
Mariental
Names
Dubowoi, Mariental, Marienthal, Pfannenstiel, Sovetskoye, Tonkoshurovka, Tonkoschurowka
Location
51º26' N 46º45' E
History
Mariental was founded on 16 June 1766 by LeRoy & Pictet as a Roman Catholic colony.
Church
There were four different churches built in Mariental, each one larger than the last because of the increasing number of colonists living there. Early settlers worshiped in their homes. The first church building was constructed of oak and fir timbers and was consecrated "Maria Himmelfahrt" in honor of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
The second church was built in 1800 and was 12.8 meters wide and 25.6 meters long. Already in 1816, they increase the length of the chancel by 12.8 meters.
Construction of a brick church began in 1830 under the direction of master-builder Ivan Minevich from Saratov. It was 51 meters long, 20 meters wide, with eaves 15 meters high and designed in the neo-classical (Kontor) style. It was consecrated in November 1834, however it was not until 1842 that all the interior and exterior details were completed. The bell tower was 32-meters tall.
In 1860, a vestry structure was added to the church which made it possible to move the altar back into the Apse.
The second church was built in 1800 and was 12.8 meters wide and 25.6 meters long. Already in 1816, they increase the length of the chancel by 12.8 meters.
Construction of a brick church began in 1830 under the direction of master-builder Ivan Minevich from Saratov. It was 51 meters long, 20 meters wide, with eaves 15 meters high and designed in the neo-classical (Kontor) style. It was consecrated in November 1834, however it was not until 1842 that all the interior and exterior details were completed. The bell tower was 32-meters tall.
In 1860, a vestry structure was added to the church which made it possible to move the altar back into the Apse.
Priests
The parish of Mariental was served by the following priests:
The Mariental parish was also served by the following vicars:
*Of whom 5,052 were German.
**Of whom 884 households with 4,839 individuals (2,328 male & 2,511 female) were German.
Johannes Dedukla
Aloisius Moritz (1803-1805)
Aloisius Averdonek (1805-1808)
Franziskus Cornet (1808)
Raphael Zubowitsch (1808-1809)
Joseph Steidle (1809-1820)
Johannes Brungardt (1877-1879)
Joseph Loran (1884-1886)
Joseph Graf (1892-1897)
Johannes Bach (1897-1899)
Jacob Dobrowolsky (1899-1901)
Johannes Albert (1901-1905)
Andreas Zimmerman (1903-1904)
Raphael Ehrhardt (1904-1905)
Joseph Guetlein (1905-?)
Nikodemus Ihly (1910)
Nikolaus Kraft (1910-1921)
Peter Weigel (1921-1928)
Aloisius Moritz (1803-1805)
Aloisius Averdonek (1805-1808)
Franziskus Cornet (1808)
Raphael Zubowitsch (1808-1809)
Joseph Steidle (1809-1820)
Johannes Brungardt (1877-1879)
Joseph Loran (1884-1886)
Joseph Graf (1892-1897)
Johannes Bach (1897-1899)
Jacob Dobrowolsky (1899-1901)
Johannes Albert (1901-1905)
Andreas Zimmerman (1903-1904)
Raphael Ehrhardt (1904-1905)
Joseph Guetlein (1905-?)
Nikodemus Ihly (1910)
Nikolaus Kraft (1910-1921)
Peter Weigel (1921-1928)
The Mariental parish was also served by the following vicars:
Population
Year |
Households |
Population |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
Male |
Female |
||
| 1767 | 92 |
360 |
||
| 1769 | 358 |
180 |
178 |
|
| 1773 | 87 |
400 |
190 |
210 |
| 1788 | 82 |
385 |
186 |
199 |
| 1798 | 82 |
527 |
257 |
270 |
| 1816 | 152 |
924 |
498 |
426 |
| 1834 | 242 |
1,777 |
886 |
891 |
| 1850 | 336 |
2,957 |
1,496 |
1,461 |
| 1857 | 397 |
3,500 |
1,768 |
1,732 |
| 1859 | 369 |
3,663 |
1,857 |
1,806 |
| 1886 | ||||
| 1891 | ||||
| 1894 | ||||
| 1897 | 5,058* |
|||
| 1904 | ||||
| 1910 | 884 |
6,663 |
3,296 |
3,367 |
| 1912 | 7,566 |
|||
| 1920 | 7,133 |
|||
| 1922 | 4,570 |
|||
| 1926** | 893 |
4,883 |
2,350 |
2,533 |
**Of whom 884 households with 4,839 individuals (2,328 male & 2,511 female) 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): 352.
- Flegel, Arthur E. "Mariental on the Volga." AHSGR Clues (1982, pt. 2): 14.
- Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet, 1764-1767 Band 3 (Göttingen: Göttinger Arbeitskreis, 2005): 95-118.
- Schneider, Anton (ed. Victor Herdt). Aus der Geschichte der Kolonie Mariental an der Wolga. Göttingen: Göttinger Arbeitskreis, 1999.
- 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): 352.
- Flegel, Arthur E. "Mariental on the Volga." AHSGR Clues (1982, pt. 2): 14.
- Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet, 1764-1767 Band 3 (Göttingen: Göttinger Arbeitskreis, 2005): 95-118.
- Schneider, Anton (ed. Victor Herdt). Aus der Geschichte der Kolonie Mariental an der Wolga. Göttingen: Göttinger Arbeitskreis, 1999.
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Mariental Church
Mariental Church Interior
Mariental Church
Mariental Church Front
Mariental Church Interior
Mariental "Main Street" (about 1917)
Mariental, Russia
Mariental, Russia (about 1910)
Map of Mariental (1941)