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Ethnic group
The German community in
Uruguay numbers ca. 10,000 German expatriates and 40,000 people of
German descent.
[1] Most of them live in the
Montevideo area, although there are German minorities in
Paysandú ,
Río Negro ,
San José and
Canelones .
History
One of the first Germans to come to the region was
Ulrich Schmidl (known locally as Ulrico Smidel), who arrived at the
oriental shores of the River Plate in the early 16th century and described the
Charrúas .
[2]
The 2011 Uruguayan census revealed 1,167 people who declared Germany as their country of birth.
[3]
Religion
Local Germans practise different Christian religions:
There is also an important presence of
German Jews ,
[4] with religious activities at the
NCI Synagogue .
Institutions
German immigrants established several institutions of their own, among others:
German School Montevideo (
German : Deutsche Schule Montevideo , established 1857)
[5]
German Evangelical Community (
German : Deutsch-Evangelische Gemeinde Montevideo )
[6]
German Cultural and Social Work (
German : Deutsches Kultur- und Hilfswerk )
[7]
German Club (
German : Deutscher Klub , established 1866)
[8]
Uruguayan-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (
German : Deutsch-Uruguayische Industrie- und Handelskammer , established 1916)
[9]
German Rowing Club Montevideo (
German : Deutscher Ruderverein Montevideo , established 1922)
[10]
German Male Choir (
German : Deutscher Männerchor )
[7]
Alpine Club Montevideo (
German : Alpenländer Verein Montevideo , established 1934)
[11]
Bertolt Brecht House (
German : Bertolt-Brecht-Haus , established 1964)
[12]
German-Uruguayan Cultural Association (
German : Deutsch-Uruguayische Kulturvereinigung )
[7]
German Cultural Association Paysandú (
German : Deutsche Kulturvereinigung Paysandú )
[7]
German-Uruguayan Friendship Circle
[7]
There are also local offices of German institutions:
Historic German schools:
[16]
Notable people
Arts and entertainment
Erika Büsch , musician
Luis Camnitzer , artist
Jorge Drexler , musician and doctor
Enrique Graf , pianist
Carlos Grethe , painter and academician
Andrés Neumann , cultural entrepreneur
Carlos Ott , architect
Carlos Rehermann , novelist and playwright
Erwin Schrott , opera singer
Carla Witte , painter
Patricia Wolf , model and television personality
Politics
Sports
Scientists
Other professions
See also
References
External links
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