German Uruguayan

The German community in Uruguay is small but significant; it numbers ca. 10,000 German expatriates and 40,000 people of German descent.[1] Most of them live in the Montevideo area, although there are German minorities in Paysandú, Río Negro, San José and Canelones.

History

One of the first Germans to come to the region was Ulrich Schmidl (known locally as Ulrico Smidel), who arrived at the oriental shores of the River Plate in the early 16th century and described the Charrúas.[2]

The German presence in Uruguay was always small, relatively discrete. The 2011 Uruguayan census revealed 1,167 people who declared Germany as their country of birth.[3] However, there are important German names closely linked to the political landscape:

Sport is another field where several German Uruguayans stand out:

Other important German-Uruguayan people are:

Religion

Local Germans practise different Christian religions:

There is also an important presence of German Jews, with religious activities at the NCI Synagogue.

Institutions

German immigrants established several institutions of their own, among others:

There are also local offices of German institutions:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Uruguay-Portal (German)
  2. ↑ Schmidel, Ulrich (2001). Viaje al Río de la Plata. Alicante: Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes - Digital edition based on Buenos Aires Edition - Cabaut y Cía. 1903.
  3. ↑ "Immigration to Uruguay" (PDF) (in Spanish). INE. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Deutsche Schule Montevideo
  5. ↑ German Evangelical Church in Uruguay
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 German institutions in Uruguay (German)
  7. ↑ Deutscher Klub (Spanish)
  8. ↑ AHK Uruguay
  9. ↑ DRVM
  10. ↑ ALVM
  11. ↑ Casa Bertolt Brecht
  12. ↑ FESUR
  13. ↑ KAS Uruguay
  14. ↑ Goethe-Institut Montevideo

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