Maps

Today, Norka is known by the Russian name of Nekrasovo (Некрасово). Click on the Google map link below to see a larger map showing the location of Norka, southwest of the city of Saratov.

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A 1935 contour map of Norka and the surrounding area showing the street layout, church location and other geographic features.

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 to view a larger image.

A detailed map of Norka (#49) drawn from the memory of Conrad Brill at age 90 which represents his recollection of the village up to October 1921. The map is available for purchase from AHSGR.

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.

Map and related statistical information for Nekrasovo (Norka), Russia - Saratov Province

Language map of the Volga German Mother Colonies by Georg Dinges