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[edit] Research TipsShyroke/Schirokoye was founded in 1789 as the Mennonite village Neuendorf 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. |