Gartental
house in Gartental, 2010
Gartental is a Mennonite agricultural settlement in Río Negro Department, Uruguay. It is located 360 km (220 mi) NW of Montevideo, near San Javier, not far from .
Established in 1951 by Vistula delta Mennonites who came from West Prussia, Danzig and Poland to Uruguay.[1] Its German name means "garden valley".
Previously the area had a German school, Deutsche Schule Gartental.[2]
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References[]
- ^ William Schroeder; Helmut Huebert (1996). Mennonite historical atlas. Kindred Productions. pp. 145–146. ISBN 978-0-920643-05-1. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag 4. Wahlperiode Drucksache IV/3672" (Archive). Bundestag (West Germany). 23 June 1965. Retrieved on 12 March 2016. p. 29/51.
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- "Gartental". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
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Coordinates: 32°41′45″S 57°59′00″W / 32.69583°S 57.98333°W
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- 1951 establishments in Uruguay
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- Polish diaspora in South America
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- Mennonitism in Uruguay
- Populated places in the Río Negro Department
- Religion in Río Negro Department
- Vistula delta Mennonites
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