Estância Velha

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Estância Velha
Coordinates: 29 ° 39 ′  S , 51 ° 10 ′  W
Map: Brazil
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Estância Velha​
Estância Velha on the map of Brazil
Basic data
Country Brazil
State Rio Grande do Sul
City foundation September 8, 1959
Residents 49,345  (2018)
City insignia
Brasão Estancia Velha.jpg
Bandeira Estância Velha.jpg
Detailed data
surface 52.125
Population density 816.42 inhabitants / km 2
height 44  m
Waters Rio dos Sinos
Post Code 93600-000
prefix 51
Time zone UTC −3
Website www.estanciavelha.rs.gov.br
Location of Estância Velha in Rio Grande do Sul
Location of Estância Velha in Rio Grande do Sul

Estância Velha is a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil . It is located in the Vale do Sinos , the valley of the Rio dos Sinos , about 45 km north of Porto Alegre on the Rota Romântica . It borders (clockwise from the north) Lindolfo Collor , Ivoti , Dois Irmãos , Novo Hamburgo , São Leopoldo and Portão .

history

The history of the settlement of the area began in 1788 with the production of hemp and linen in the Real Feitoria do Linho Cânhamo , which supplied ropes and sails for ships. From 1824 the area was earmarked for settlement by German immigrants . The shoemaker Mathias Franzen came there first. At the end of the 19th century the leather industry began to develop alongside agriculture. Shoe production became the determining factor in Estância Velha. In 1930 the place became the 10th district of São Leopoldo and finally in 1959 it became independent as a municipality.

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