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'''''Gottschee Germans''''' settled in Croatia and Styria (Yugoslavia) and are not considered Germans from Russia.  
'''''Gottschee Germans''''' settled in Croatia and Styria (Yugoslavia) and are not considered Germans from Russia.  


'''''Khortitsa''''' was settled by Black Sea German Mennonites in 1789 and 1790. It is in northern Tavrida, Ukraine.  
'''''Khortitsa''''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chortitza Chortitza]) was settled by Black Sea German Mennonites in 1789 and 1790. It is in northern Tavrida, Ukraine.  


'''''Ingermanland''''' was an area of early German settlement in 1764 and 1767 just southwest of St. Petersburg, Russia.  
'''''Ingermanland''''' was an area of early German settlement in 1764 and 1767 just southwest of St. Petersburg, Russia.  


'''''Molotschna''''' is a district of Tavrida, Ukraine on the north shore of the Sea of Azov. It was settled by Black Sea Germans in 1822.  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotschna '''''Molotschna'''''] is a district of Tavrida, Ukraine on the north shore of the Sea of Azov. It was settled by Mennonites from West Prussia in 1804. This colony is considered part of the Black Sea Germans.  


'''''Odessa.''''' Germans settled near this Black Sea port in Kherson, Ukraine, starting in 1804. In 1872 and 1873 several groups from this area emigrated to Nebraska and the Dakotas in the United States.  
'''''Odessa.''''' Germans settled near this Black Sea port in Kherson, Ukraine, starting in 1804. In 1872 and 1873 several groups from this area emigrated to Nebraska and the Dakotas in the United States.  
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For more about the history of German-speaking settlements in Russia see the “Emigration and Immigration” section of this outline.???True?  
For more about the history of German-speaking settlements in Russia see the “Emigration and Immigration” section of this outline.???True?  
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