San Jerónimo Norte

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San Jerónimo Norte
Basic data
Surface: 134 km 2
location 31 ° 33 ′  S , 60 ° 5 ′  W Coordinates: 31 ° 33 ′  S , 60 ° 5 ′  W
Height above d. M .: 48  m
Population (2010): 6466
Density: 48 inhabitants / km²
  (Argentina)
 
 
administration
Province : Santa FeSanta Fe Santa Fe
Department : Las Colonias
Others
Postal code : 3011
Telephone code: 03404
San Jerónimo Norte website

San Jerónimo Norte (pronunciation [ san xɛˌrɔnimɔ 'nɔrtɛ ]) is a small town in northeastern Argentina .

The city was founded in 1858 by Ricardo Foster and Lorenzo Bodenmann together with other emigrants from the Valais village of Visperterminen . Even today, some residents speak the old Valais dialect in addition to Spanish .

The main line of business during the early days was growing grain. Today the local income is mainly based on the dairy and furniture industries.

San Jerónimo Norte and Brig-Glis have been twin cities since 2015 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ City of Brig-Glis: City of Brig-Glis - town twinning. Retrieved December 12, 2017 .