Aldea San Antonio

Aldea San Antonio is a village in the department of Gualeguaychu, in Entre Ríos Province, Argentina. The village was founded on February 27, 1889, by immigrant Volga German families from the village of Splavnukha (Huck), to the west of the Volga river in Saratov Oblast, in Russia.[1]

Aldea San Antonio entrance.

Aldea San Antonio
Aldea San Antonio
Location of Aldea San Antonio in Argentina
Coordinates: 32°37′S 58°42′W
CountryArgentina
ProvinceEntre Ríos
DepartmentGualeguaychú
Government
  MayorJavier Horacio Schultheis
Population
 (INDEC, 2001)
  Total791
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
Dialing code+54 3446
Websitewww.munialdea.gov.ar

History

Aldea San Antonio Town Hall.

References

  1. San Antonio, Departamento Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos Province. Center for Volga German Studies at Concordia University. Accessed November 2014.

Further reading

Die Russlanddeutschen, insbesondere die Wolgadeutschen am La Plata (Argentinien, Uruguay und Paraguay). Festschrift zum 50 jährigen Jubileum ihrer Einwanderung (1878–1928) by Pastor Jakob Riffel (published in 1928).

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