Santa María

Names

Aldea Santa María, Santa María de Cerrito

Location

31°36' S 60°00' W

History

On 24 June 1887, a group of Volga German immigrants from the Samara Province on the Lower Volga along with families established in Diamante locality, founded the village of Santa María in the Paraná Departamento of Entre Ríos Province.

The following men (and their families) were founders:

Anton (Antonio) Dittler
Joseph (José) Götte
Ignacious (Ignacio) Bayer
Anton (Antonio) Haberkorn
Peter (Pedro) Alois Schönfeld
Christian (Cristián) Strack
Franz (Francisco) Adam Ortman
Johann (Juan) Dile
Johann (Juan) Kühn
Peter (Pedro) Wunderlib
Stephan (Esteban) Rausch
Philipp (Felipe) Herlein
Nikolaus (Nicolás) Strack
Peter (Pedro) Lell
Christopher (Cristóbal) Götte
Konrad (Conrado) Degenhardt
Heinrich (Enrique) Kloster
Andreas (Andrés) Werner
Kaspar (Gaspar) Sack
Michael (Miguel) Hergenräder
Johann (Juan) Remeter
Anton (Antonio) Schaab
Andreas (Andrés) Schönfeld
Joseph (José) Stang
Georg (Jorge) Stang
Franz (Francisco) Strack
Ignacious (Ignacio) Kühn
Stephan (Esteban) Heit
Georg (Jorge) Dietz
Nikolaus (Nicolás) Berg
Ignacious (Ignacio) Kühn
Johann (Juan) Stang
Andreas (Andrés) Frey
Christian (Cristián) Heit
Johann (Juan) Jacob
Christopher (Cristóbal) Rausch
Andreas (Andrés) Käberle
Peter (Pedro) Simon
Johann (Juan) Schaab

Volga German Congregations

Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church)