Norka a German colony in Russia Maps
Today, Norka is known by the Russian name of Nekrasovo and appears to support a population of less than 1,000 people. Click on the link below to see a map showing the precise location of Norka, southwest of Saratov:
Nekrasova (Norka), Russia - Saratov Province
This map showing the German Mother colonies in the Volga region was prepared by Dr. Karl Stumpp. The location of Norka is indicated about 45 miles southwest of Saratov. The large circle shows that Norka was one of the more populated Volga German colonies. Click the thumbnail for larger image.
A contour map of Norka and the surrounding area showing the street layout, church location and other geographic features. Click the thumbnail for larger image.
A detailed map of Norka (#49) around 1927 is available for purchase from AHSGR. Please note that a larger image is not available on this website.
This 1936 map of Norka (Russian spelling = Hopka) was obtained by Alexander Schreiber of Moscow, Russia. Click the thumbnail to download a full image of this map. According to Konrad Urbach, until the late 1930's there were no street names in Norka. All streets were numbered (such as street number 6, street number 7 and so on). On the plan above, the street numbers are visible as well as the number of houses on each (for example: N7=201). This map also shows the street names given in the Soviet era.