where is Zurichthal

[searchingrelatives]

To all who may help : I am looking for relatives who came from Zurichthal , i believe 140km southwest of Odesa .I cannot find the town on any map or internet.I dont even know if it has changed name.Has anyone heard of this village /town south of Odesa. Does it still exist and is the name different.
thank you for all who could help ..regards

[Irinka]

What is your relatives' last name?
Post your questions in the Genealogy board of Ukraine.com, maby Hannia would be able to help you, she's really amazing at finding relatives in Ukraine

Irina

P.S. Welcome to Ukraine.com

[Hannia]

Zurichthal was in Gluckstal Colony. This genealogical group calls itself Black Sea Germans.

Research
http://raile.com/gluckstal/id19.htm

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....gluckstal.html

PS>There is a fair amt of info coming available for this area. Much has been, and more getting done, by LDS.

[searchingrelatives]

Hannia,
thank you so much for the info .I really appreciate it Some info seems to indicate Zurichthal SW of Odessa 140km , but Gluckthal colonies are north west. I want to look into any kind of information.Their last name was WAGNER. i WILL FORWARD TO YOU MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT BIRTHDATES AND SO ON.
Thank you so much for your time.I am in Florida and you?

[Sambirian]

To; "searchingrelatives"

If you contact Bohdan ( UkeSource) on his e-mail address of boss@alphalink.com.au detailing your needs he will send you a map of your required location.
Tell him what you want, explain to him in full detail.

Regards
Slavko
ukraina@c4.org

[Hannia]

<Zurichthal SW of Odessa 140km>

In 19th/early 20th century, 140 km SW of Odessa would have been in BESSARABIA. I did check Stumpp's village list for this area. No Zurichthal, however lots of Wagners living in the area.

Another war with Turkey brought Russia more territory, the region of BESSARABIA on the west side of the Black Sea. By 1816, over 1500 German families moved into this area, most of them from Poland.*** Migration continued with population increases coming from Baden, Wuerttemberg, Hesse, and Alsace. Further colonization took place north of the Sea of Azov, in the CRIMEA, and the CAUCASUS.

excerpt from
German Genealogy: Russia
http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ESE/russia.html

The NDSU Libraries: Germans From Russia
http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/grhc/l...homepages.html

Cyndi's List - Germans from Russia
http://www.cyndislist.com/germruss.htm

German Study Group-Tools
http://thorin.adnc.com/~lynnd/vutool4.html

Heimatmuseum der Deutschen aus Bessarabien/Landsmannschaft der Bessarabiendeutschen - HomePage
http://feefhs.org/frghdblb.html
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***These were Prussians. Best site for this research is Jerry Frank's
SGGEE Databases Info
http://www.sggee.org/Databases.html

PS>When on link above run the Wagner surname thru Odessa Library.

[Sambirian]

Did you contact Bohdan, he says there was a Zurichthal in The Crimea in the late 1800s, are you certain it was South West of Odessa & not South East over the water from Odessa.
Good Luck

Slavko