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Walter
Names
Grechikhino, Grechinnaya Luka, Grechishinaya Luka, Gretschinaja Luka, Walter
Location
51º07' N 44º48' E
History
Walter was founded on 25 August 1767 by the Government as a Lutheran colony.
Churches
In the early years, Walter was part of the Frank parish. A new Lutheran church was dedicated in Walter in 1902.
Pastors
1768-1770 Johann Friedrich Mittelstädt
1771-1776 Johann Friedrich Heitzig 1778-1782 Laurentius Ahlbaum 1872-1786 Samuel Traugott Büttner 1788-1817 Franz August Flittner Population
**Of whom 2,136 were German. Sources:
- Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet, 1764-1767 Band 4 (Göttingen: Göttinger Arbeitskreis, 2008): 295-319. - Pleve, Igor R. The German Colonies on the Volga: The Second Half of the Eighteenth Century, translated by Richard Rye (Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 2001): 318. External Links
Walter, Russia (Teresa Sardina)
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Last updated 4 April 2010. ![]() Walter Lutheran Church (1920s) Courtesy of Walter web site.
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