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The colony consisted of five villages - Schoenfeld, Heuboden, Bergthal, Schoenthal, and
Friedrichsthal - which were settled during the years 1836 to 1852 by 149 landless families from the
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Fedorivka. The central village of Respublica is located at
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Table 1. Compilation of
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130:Mennonite Heritage Archive website
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216:1870s disestablishments in Europe
164:Chortitzer Mennonite Conference
101:(Sommerfelder Mennonite group)
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35:settlement in what is now
87:47.251528 N, 37.198849 E
76:Midwestern United States
211:19th century in Ukraine
221:Mennonitism in Ukraine
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141:The Bergthal Colony.
139:Schroeder, William.
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93:See also
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52:Manitoba
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68:Bolivia
37:Ukraine
66:, and
60:Mexico
56:Canada
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