Place:Khortitsa, Ekaterinoslav, Ekaterinoslav, Russia

Name	Khortitsa
Alt names	Chortitza	source: Family History Library Catalog
	Verkhni︠a︡i︠a︡ Khortit︠s︡a	source: Family History Library Catalog
Type	Former village
Coordinates	47.866°N 35.013°E
Located in	Ekaterinoslav, Ekaterinoslav, Russia (1789 - )
Also located in	Chortitza, Ekaterinoslav, Russia (1789 - )
See also	Verkhna Khortytsya, Zaporizhia, Ukraine	became part of

source: Family History Library Catalog

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Khortitsa was founded in 1789 as a Mennonite village within the Chortitza Colony. The village was originally settled by German-speaking Mennonite immigrants from Prussia. Early census records (in German) can be found in Die Niederländisch-Niederdeutschen Hintergründe der Mennonitischen Ostwanderungen, by B. H. Unruh.

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