Los Charrúas

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Names

Estación Los Charrúas, Colonia Los Charrúas

Location

31°10' S 58°11' W

History

Los Charrúas was founded with the establishment of the railway station there in the 1930s.  Its layout was approved by a provincial resolution on 23 October 1941, and that is considered the official date of the village's founding.

Volga German Families

The following Volga German families are known to have settled in Los Charrúas:

Buchammer
Itermann
Kloss
Knaus
Kreimer
Kuhn
Leffler
Leineker
Müller
Ringler
Sack
Scheigel
Schick
Schiesler
Schmidt
Schwindt
Stricker

 

Sources

Sarramone, Alberto. Los Abuelos Alemanes del Volga.