Place:Schönhorst, Ekaterinoslav, Ekaterinoslav, Russia

Name	Schönhorst
Alt names	Vodyanaya	source: Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta
	Ruchaeivka	source: Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta
	Ruchaivka	source: Google Maps
Type	Former village
Coordinates	47.883333°N 34.883333°E
Located in	Ekaterinoslav, Ekaterinoslav, Russia (1789 - )
Also located in	Chortitza, Ekaterinoslav, Russia (1789 - )

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Schönhorst 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.

Latitude and longitude are approximate, based on Google Maps.