Hamburgo Velho
| Bairro de Hamburgo Velho Hamburgo Velho |
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 40 '25 " S , 51 ° 6' 39" W | ||
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| Country | Brazil | ||
| State | Rio Grande do Sul | ||
| city | Novo Hamburgo | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BR-RS | ||
| Bairro | Hamburgo Velho | ||
| surface | 1.3 km² | ||
| Residents | 2625 (2014) | ||
| density | 2,019.2 Ew. / km² | ||
| Time zone | UTC −3 | ||
Hamburgo Velho is a district of Novo Hamburgo in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul . It goes back to the German town of Hamburger Berg, named after the German immigrant family Schmitt, who lived there after they emigrated on August 8, 1825 from Bechenheim , a village near Alzey in Rheinhessen .
The historical name Hamburger Berg has nothing to do with the city of Hamburg , but is derived from Johann-Peter Schmitt (born June 8, 1801 in Bechenheim), known as Hann-Peter . He lived on the hill, later called Hamburger Berg , and ran a grocery store there. The oldest building in Novo Hamburgo from 1831 is called Casa Schmitt. The railway later ran in the valley, built by the English in 1870. The name of the constructed station was given the following name: Hampeters Berg. The Hann- was mistakenly called Ham- and the English called the station Hamburger Berg. These name changes due to lack of language skills happened frequently in what was then Brazil. The name of the city Novo Hamburgo developed from Hamburger.
Hamburger Berg was initially part of the municipality of São Leopoldo , the oldest German colony in Rio Grande do Sul, and was about ten kilometers from the capital, São Leopoldo. In 1934, there were over 200 German family names in the address book of Germans abroad . The historical part of the city now comprises around 1000 buildings. Surrounding bairros are Guarani, Jardim Mauá, Canudos, São Jorge, São José, Vila Nova and Centro.
Web links
- Colonização - Hamburger Berg. In: novohamburgo.org. Portal de Novo Hamburgo, accessed December 22, 2017 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- dzeitrs: Apresentando ... O Centro Histórico Hamburgo Velho. In: blogspot.com. March 2, 2009, Retrieved December 22, 2017 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- dzeitrs: Enxaimel em Hamburgo Velho. In: blogspot.com. March 9, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2017 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- Hamburgo Velho é patrimônio histórico, mas ainda sofre com má preservação (video, 4:04), JornalNH, August 17, 2017 (Brazilian Portuguese).