Names
Colônia Tavares Bastos
Location
25°9' S 50°12' W
History
Colônia Tavares Bastos is located in the municipality (district) of Ponta Grossa in the state of Paraná, south southwest of the city of Ponta Grossa. It was settled by Volga German Catholics.
Volga German Families
The following Volga German families are known to have settled in Tavares Bastos:
Berger
Blattner
Ditzel from Volmer
Fettig
Flöher
Gastner
Heiss
Krüger from Volmer
Laumann
Roth from Volmer
Sänger from Leichtling
Schwab from Semenovka
Schwert
Schwindt
Siebert
Siegel
Steinbach
Streitenberg
Thomé
Sources
Schwab, Carlos Alberto. Resumo Histórico e Genealogia dos Alemães do Volga. Ponta Grossa, Brazil: C.A. Schwab, 1997.