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Gartental
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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 Route 24.
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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]