Hohenau (Paraguay)

Hohenau
Coordinates: 27 ° 5 ′  S , 55 ° 39 ′  W Hohenau​ Hohenau on the map of Paraguay
Basic data
Country	Paraguay
Department	Itapua
City foundation	March 14, 1900
Residents	15,100  (2018)
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Detailed data
surface	220 km²
Post Code	6290
prefix	0775
Time zone	UTC −4
Website	www.hohenau.gov.py
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Hohenau is a city and district in the Itapúa department in Paraguay . It is located 8 kilometers from Trinidad , 35 km from Encarnación and 365 kilometers from the capital Asunción . It is a little higher than the Río Paraná . The city name is composed of the words "high" and Au .

history

The city was founded on March 14, 1900 by Guillermo Closs , Carlos Reverchon , Ambrosio Scholler and Esteban Scholler with the help of German colonists.

The German-born Guillermo or Wilhelm Closs was born on October 31, 1841 in Baumschneis, Brazil (today: Dois Irmãos ). In the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul , he founded a place called Serra Pelada . He later decided to move to Paraguay where he met Carlos Reverchon. Together they drew up a plan for settlement by German immigrants.

The first mayors were:

• 1900 - 1901 Carlos Reverchon / Guillermo Closs
• 1901 - 1912 Carlos Reverchon / José Ambrosio Schöller
• 1912 - 1924 Stephan Schöller
• 1924 - 1936 Christian Kegler
• 1936 - 1937 Luis Therwindt
• 1937 - 1941 Erich Garlepp
• 1941-1943 Samuel Ramírez
• 1943 - 1950 Ernesto Webber

economy

40% of the population work in agriculture, 60% in industry and trade. Agriculture is favored by the subtropical climate and abundant water resources. Cotton , beans , peanuts , wood oil trees , maize , cassava , mate bushes , soybeans , sorghum and watermelons are grown , and cows , pigs and poultry are kept on animals .

Educational institutions

In the city is the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción . There is also a dance school, a cooking school, a school for tailors , a school for barbers and schools for computer science, as well as several comprehensive schools, including the Colegio Paraguayo Germano .

tourism

A local attraction is the Alto Paraná Hunting and Fishing Club . Traditional fishing takes place here.

There are German and Japanese colonies, where the visitor can discover the architectural features, the typical food and the cultivation of the respective country.

Web links

• Municipalidad de Hohenau - Madre de las Colonias Unidas. Official website. In: Hohenau.gov.py. (Spanish). 
• Hohenau in the Wayback Machine ( Memento from July 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Historia de Hohenau - Municipalidad de Hohenau. In: Hohenau.gov.py. Retrieved February 6, 2019 (Spanish). 
2. ↑ Hohenau, una ciudad de "estirpe europea". In: lanacion.com.py. Retrieved February 6, 2019 (Spanish). 
3. ↑ Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias - Hohenau - Itapúa Campus - UC. In: universidadcatolica.edu.py. Retrieved February 6, 2019 (Spanish).