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Nueva Helvecia (Spanish for "New Helvetia "; formerly known as Colonia Suiza) is a city in Colonia Department of Uruguay . It is 120 kilometres (75 mi) west of Montevideo, the capital and largest city of Uruguay, and a few kilometres from the coast where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Río de la Plata. It is known nationwide for its Swiss heritage.
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Rancho New Helvetia. Rancho New Helvetia, in Spanish Rancho...
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Nueva Helvecia, oficialmente Colonia Suiza Nueva Helvecia, también conocida como Colonia Suiza, 3 es una ciudad uruguaya del departamento de Colonia. Se ubica a 58 kilómetros de la capital departamental Colonia del Sacramento. Es además sede del municipio homónimo .
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Rancho New Helvetia. Rancho New Helvetia, in Spanish Rancho Nueva Helvetia, was a 48,839-acre (197.64 km 2) Mexican land grant issued in 1841 by Governor Juan Alvarado to John Sutter. It encompassed lands in present-day Sacramento County, Sutter County, and Yuba County, California. [3]
Para la ciudad uruguaya, véase Nueva Helvecia. Nueva Helvetia ( New Helvetia en inglés), o Nueva Suiza fue un asentamiento en la Alta California, México, en el siglo XIX. El pionero John Sutter, originario de Kandern, Alemania, llegó a la Alta California en agosto de 1839. Al año siguiente, estableció una colonia agrícola y comercial ...
Nueva Helvecia, also known as Colonia Suiza, is a city in Uruguay . Situated around 60km southeast of Colonia del Sacramento, this little town looks a bit like Switzerland transplanted to South America, complete with Central European crests adorning the houses. The town was founded on April 25, 1862, by European settlers, mainly Swiss, who ...
Características. El municipio de Nueva Helvecia fue creado a través de la Ley Nº 18653 del 15 de marzo de 2010, y forma parte del departamento de Colonia. Comprende el distrito electoral NEB de ese departamento. 2 3 . Dentro de su territorio la única localidad comprendida es su sede ( Nueva Helvecia ).
It was not long before the first Swiss citizens moved to Uruguay with the goal of working the land as farmers, where they founded the colony of Nueva Helvecia around 1862. As of 2008, there were 956 people with Swiss passports residing in Uruguay. Notable Swiss Uruguayans Past. José Belloni (1882–1965), sculptor
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