Colonia Delta Explained

Colonia Delta is a Mennonite agricultural settlement in San José Department, Uruguay. It is located 97 km west of Montevideo, near the Arroyo Pavón, not far from Route 1.

Established in 1955 by Vistula delta Mennonites who came from West Prussia, Danzig and Poland to Uruguay.^[1] Its Spanish name refers to the Vistula delta.

As of 2011, it had 41 inhabitants.^[2]

See also

• Mennonites in Uruguay

External links

• Web site: Colonia Delta . Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online . 8 December 2013.
• Interview to the family Kunze in Colonia Delta

-34.4389°N -57.0214°W

Notes and References

1. Book: William Schroeder. Helmut Huebert. Mennonite historical atlas. 7 December 2013. 1996. Kindred Productions. 978-0-920643-05-1. 145–146.
2. Web site: Resultados censo 2011-Departamento de San José. 8 December 2013. Instituto Nacional de Estadística.