Crimea Germans

The Crimea Germans (German: Krimdeutsche) were ethnic German settlers who were invited to settle in the Crimea as part of the East Colonization.

From 1783 onwards, there was a systematic settlement of Russians, Ukrainians, and Germans to the Crimean Peninsula (in what was then the Crimean Khanate) in order to weaken the Crimean Tatar population.

The first planned settlements of Germans in Crimea were founded over 1805-1810 with the support of Czar Alexander I. The first settlements were:

Friedental - in the district of Simferopol; formed in 1806 by Lutherans

Heilbrunn - in the district of Feodosiya; formed in 1809 by Lutherans

Kronental - in the district of Simferopol; formed in 1810 by Lutherans and Catholics

Neusatz - in the district of Simferopol; formed in 1806 by Lutherans

Rosental - in the district of Simferopol; formed in 1806 by Catholics

Staryj Krim (old Crimea)- in the district Feodosiya; formed in 1805 by Lutherans and Catholics