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3 unusual facts about Germans of Kazakhstan


Germans of Kazakhstan

Today they live mostly in the northeastern part of the country between the cities of Astana and Oskemen, the majority being urban dwellers.

A proposal in June 1979 called for a new German Autonomous Republic within Kazakhstan, with a capital in Ereymentau.

The heaviest concentrations of Germans in Kazakhstan can be found along the cities and villages in the Northern region, such as Wspen (11.19%), Taran (10.14%), and Borodwlïxа (11.40%).


Heinrich Schmidtgal

Heinrich Schmidtgal (Cyrillic: Генрих Шмидтгаль, romanized: Genrikh Shmidtgal; born 20 November 1985 in Esik, Kazakh SSR) is a Kazakh footballer of German descent who currently plays for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga.


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