Bolnisi, German tombstone - a photo on Flickriver

After the deporation of the ethnic Germans in 1941, everything that reminded on the former German presence was destroyed. This included the German cemetery which was completely flattened. After 1994, this memorial was errected.

In 1818 the colony Katharinenfeld was founded in Bolnisi by 95 German colonist families from Swabia (South-West Germany). They were Protestant Pietists living in Württemberg.
As the wife of the king of Württemberg was a Russian princess (Romanov), Katharina, the Tsar visited his sister in Stuttgart. During his visit, he invited these Pietst to settle in his empire where they were granted full religious freedom. The name of the colony honoured the queen of Württemberg.

After the occupation of Georgia by the Red Army in 1921, it was renamed to Luxemburg after the German communist Rosa Luxemburg.
In 1941 all the Germans descendants who were not married to Georgians were deported to Siberia and Kazakhstan (some 6,000 people). In 1944 the town was once again renamed as Bolnisi.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolnisi

Taken on: May 31, 2014

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Sets appears in: • Georgia, 2014, Southeast • Georgia, German colonies

Groups appears in: • Travel Photography • Republic of Georgia/საქართველო more » • "History & Antiquities (Post 5 - Award 3)" « less

Camera: Canon EOS 70D, f/7.1, 1/200 sec, 37mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

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Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	37mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 Windows
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