Estación Atlántida

Estación Atlántida
Coordinates: 34 ° 45 ′  S , 55 ° 46 ′  W Estación Atlántida​ Estación Atlántida on the map of Uruguay
Basic data
Country	Uruguay
Department	Canelones
Residents	2274  (2011)
Detailed data
Parish Church of Cristo Obrero in Estación Atlántida

Estación Atlántida is a city in Uruguay .

geography

Estación Atlántida is located in the department of Canelones in sector 17 . To the south, the Río-de-la-Plata coastal town borders Atlántida . In a few kilometers to the northeast is the city of Dr. Francisco Soca .

Infrastructure

Estación Atlántida is located north of the Ruta Interbalnearia on Ruta 11 . In addition, a railway line runs through the city.

Residents

The population of Estación Atlántida is 2,274 (as of 2011).

year	Residents
1963	1,659
1975	1,843
1985	2.007
1996	2,297
2004	2,358
2011	2,274

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

Attractions

Estación Atlántida is home to the Roman Catholic parish church of Cristo Obrero (Christ the Worker), designed by Uruguayan architect Eladio Dieste in 1952 and built from 1958 to 1960. The architectural work Dieste in Uruguay, to which this church belongs, was in 2010 for inclusion in the list of UNESCO - World Heritage proposed. Sometimes this church is called the Iglesia de Atlántida , a little imprecisely .

Sons and daughters of the place

• Cristian González (* 1976), football player

Web links

• City map of Estación Atlántida (PDF; 170 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay , accessed on July 4, 2013
2. ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay 1963–1996 (DOC; 74 kB)
3. ↑ Statistical data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay - status 2004 ( MS Excel ; 75 kB), accessed on October 24, 2010
4. ↑ Clásicos de Arquitectura: Iglesia del Cristo Obrero / Eladio Dieste ( Spanish ), accessed on July 21, 2017
5. ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/uy , accessed July 21, 2017
6. ↑ z. B. here