The village of Kolchugino, formerly known as a German colony, is located among vineyards in the western part of the Simferopol district. In 2020, it celebrated its 210th anniversary. The settlement of Crimea by German colonists began under Alexander I, and the first colonies appeared in 1804-1805: Rosenthal, Neizatz, and Friedenthal. In 1810, the Governor-General of Novorossiya and Bessarabia, Emmanuel Richelieu, traveling through Crimea, acquired lands by the Bulganak River with the estate of Konstantinovka to settle German colonists there. Subsequently, Germans from Germany, mainly Swabian farmers, began to arrive in the Kronental colony. Viticulture, winemaking, horticulture, and sheep farming thrived here, with winemaking becoming the hallmark of the settlement. By 1905, the population of the colony had grown to 1,249 people.

Kronental was a unique German colony in the Russian Empire, where both Catholics and Protestants lived, which was atypical for German settlements in Russia. Each denomination had its own churches, built in the 1860s. In 1891, the colony was renamed the village of Bulganak. By 1917, Bulganak had become a large village with two churches, schools, a hospital, a veterinary section, a volost administration, and shops. The population was about 1,300 people. During collectivization, the churches were closed.

During the Great Patriotic War, the village served as a transit base for partisans and later for German and Romanian troops. The occupiers destroyed the walls of the churches to use them for tank repairs. After the war, in 1945, the village was renamed Kolchugino. The churches remained inactive: the Catholic church became a power station and then a gym, while the Protestant church opened a village club that showed films. However, after rains, icons began to appear on the walls, which were painted over again.

In 1991, the building of the Evangelical Lutheran church was transferred to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. After repairs, it was consecrated in honor of the Nativity of Christ. In 2003-2004, under the guidance of Father Dmitry, additional work was carried out: domes were installed, frescoes were made, and an iconostasis was constructed. A Sunday school and a pilgrimage service were also organized. Recently, after restoration, the Roman Catholic church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was also reopened.