Katharinenstadt (Baronsk), a German Catholic colony, was established on the "Wiesenseite"  or "meadow side" of the Volga River on the 27th of June 1766. The colony was founded by Baron Caneau de Beauregard,. 

Population of the Village         (Courtesy of Center for Volga-German Studies - Portland, Or.)

YEAR	Households	Total	Male	Female
1766	83	283	160	123
1767		606
1769	220	812
1772		699
1776		716
1788	141	636	326	310
1798	142	720	355	365
1816	230	1,441	743	698
1834	382	2,468	1,286	1,182
1850	491	3,669	1,862	1,807
1857	423	4,354	2,185	2,169
1859	427	4,654	2,334	2,230
1894
1897		12,334
1904
1910	1,306	15,370	7,737	7,633
1912		11,962

1926

11,461

According to researcher, Dr. Igor Pleve, he lists those first settlers in his book "Einwanderung in das Wolgagebeit, 1764-1767, Band 2" as:

ORIGINAL INHABITANTS for KATHARINENSTADT

1798 CENSUS in GERMAN  

1816/1834 HEADS of FAMILIES:

1850 HEADS of FAMILIES:

1857 Index of Surnames from Census:

1870 HEADS of FAMILIES:   

1873 INDEX of SURNAMES from FAMILY LIST:

The "New" Catholic Church in Katharinenstadt, Russia
Consecrated by Bishop Joseph Werth
Photo taken 2009 by Kevin Rupp

The Katharinenstadt Lutheran Church
Taken September 2009 by Kevin Rupp

The Catherine Statue taken in September, 2009
in the Catherina Platz, Katharinenstadt, Russia
Taken by Kevin Rupp