El Ombú

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]

For other uses, see Ombú (disambiguation).
El Ombú
Agricultural settlement
Coordinates: 32°51′25″S 57°27′17″W
CountryUruguay
DepartmentRío Negro
Founded1950
Named forPhytolacca dioica tree
Websitewww.elombu.com.uy

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]

See also

References
  1. "The most German part of Uruguay". EL PAIS. 11 May 2014. (in Spanish)
  2. William Schroeder; Helmut Huebert (1996). Mennonite historical atlas. Kindred Productions. pp. 145–146. ISBN 978-0-920643-05-1. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. "Deutscher Bundestag 4. Wahlperiode Drucksache IV/3672" (). Bundestag (West Germany). 23 June 1965. Retrieved on 12 March 2016. p. 29/51.

32°51′25″S 57°27′17″W


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