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Agricultural settlement in Uruguay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
El Ombú is a Mennonite agricultural settlement in Río Negro Department, Uruguay. It is located 284 km NW of Montevideo and 29 km SE of Young, near the Route 3.[1]
El Ombú | |
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Agricultural settlement | |
Coordinates: 32°51′25″S 57°27′17″W | |
Country | Uruguay |
Department | Río Negro |
Founded | 1950 |
Named for | Phytolacca dioica tree |
Website | www |
Established in 1950 by Vistula delta Mennonites who came from West Prussia, Danzig and Poland, it was the first Mennonite settlement on Uruguayan territory.[2] It takes its name from the most popular native tree in Uruguay, ombú (Phytolacca dioica).
Previously the area had a German school, Deutsche Schule El-Ombu.[3]
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