San Bernardino (Paraguay)
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| Coordinates | 25 ° 18 ′ S , 57 ° 18 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Paraguay | ||
| Cordillera | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | PY-3 | ||
| height | 80 m | ||
| surface | 948 km² | ||
| Residents | 10,176 (2007 official estimate) | ||
| density | 10.7 Ew. / km² | ||
| founding | 1881 | ||
| Website | www.sanbernardino.gov.py | ||
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| mayor | Luis Aguilar Rios (2015-2020) | ||
 San Bernardino on Lake Ypacaraí
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San Bernardino is a small town and district in the Paraguayan department of Cordillera , around 50 kilometers from Asunción .
history
The city was founded by Jakob Schaerer as a German colony on August 24, 1881 and has 10,176 inhabitants (city administration estimate 2007). Originally the city was called Nueva Baviera (New Bavaria), but was named after the First World War in honor of the general and president of Paraguay, Bernardino Caballero, after his patron Saint Bernard . The flag of the city with its horizontal bars in black, red and yellow practically corresponds to the flag of Germany .
description
Due to its location on the eastern shore of Lake Ypacaraí , San Bernardino is an important holiday destination for the local population. Many wealthy Paraguayans own a holiday home in San Bernardino, which is usually only used in the summer months from December to February. The architecture of the town center is characterized by partly run-down buildings from the founding phase and holiday homes from the 20th century, mixed with individual hotel complexes and restaurants. On the main access road, Ruta General Morínigo , there is a large number of discos, simple restaurants and club complexes , which are mostly only open seasonally. On summer weekends, up to 20,000 guests flock to San Bernardino, which is also known as the Capital del Verano (capital of summer).
Personalities
The high school teacher and German national political agitator Bernhard Förster (1843–1889), Friedrich Nietzsche's brother-in-law, died in San Bernardino .
Emil Hassler (1864–1937), Swiss doctor, natural scientist and botanist, is buried in San Bernardino.
The grave of Luis Alberto del Paraná (1928–1974), singer of the Los Paraguayos, is also located in the cemetery .
Web links
- City administration website (German, under construction)
- Hotel del Lago (Spanish and English)
