San Telmo (Buenos Aires)

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Location of San Telmo in Buenos Aires
The Plaza Dorrego

San Telmo is a district in the southeast of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires . The district has 25,969 inhabitants on an area of ​​1.3 km² (as of 2001). The population density corresponds to 19,976 inhabitants per km² and is thus above the average of Buenos Aires, which is approx. 13,500 inhabitants / km². From 1991 to 2001 the population decreased by almost eight percent.

San Telmo is assigned to the "Sur", the south of the city, which is considered to be the founding core of Buenos Aires. The district lies on the line connecting the former port in La Boca and the historic city ​​center , the area of ​​today's Microcentro, and was created by the establishment of numerous traders on this important route.

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Architecturally, San Telmo is strongly influenced by old buildings from the 19th century . New buildings mainly from the second half of the 20th century , which other parts of the city such as B. Palermo strongly shaped, are found here less often, as a large part of the district is a listed building.

After a period of economic decline, San Telmo has increasingly developed into a tourist district since the mid-1990s , in which, among other things, there are numerous restaurants with daily tango shows especially for tourist audiences. A large antique market , the Feria de San Pedro Telmo , takes place every Sunday in the Plaza Dorrego , which is centrally located in the district . Other attractions include the Parque Lezama , the Museo de Arte Moderno , the National Historical Museum of Argentina and the Casa Esteban de Luca , the former home of the poet of the first national anthem, which is now a Historic Monument.

While San Telmo itself, like many inner-city districts of Buenos Aires, has few green spaces, in the east it borders on the Reserva Ecológica , the largest contiguous green space in the city.

Web links

Commons : San Telmo  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Buenos Aires / San Telmo  - Travel Guide

Coordinates: 34 ° 37 ′  S , 58 ° 22 ′  W