to life in labor camps, while the women and children were deported to the northern Urals. The formerly unified village communities of the Selz colonist district thus ceased to exist. It was the end of their 136-year history. Notable people Valentin Edward Hoffinger (1901 – 1976) a professional ice hockey player. See also Flight and evacuation of German civilians during the end of World War II Black Sea Germans Bessarabia Germans Selz, North Dakota References External links Lymans'ke Selz Village Information Kutschurgan Map Founders of the Village of Selz Urban-type settlements in Rozdilna Raion Populated places established in 1808 Moldova–Ukraine border Former German settlements in Odesa Oblast 1808 establishments in Ukraine