Gartental Explained

Gartental is a Mennonite agricultural settlement in Río Negro Department, Uruguay. It is located 360km (220miles) NW of Montevideo, near San Javier, not far from Route 24.

Established in 1951 by Vistula delta Mennonites who came from West Prussia, Danzig and Poland to Uruguay.^[1] Its German name means "garden valley".

Previously the area had a German school, Deutsche Schule Gartental.^[2]

See also

• El Ombú
• Mennonites in Uruguay

External links

• Web site: Gartental . Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online . 8 December 2013.

-32.6958°N -57.9833°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. "Deutscher Bundestag 4. Wahlperiode Drucksache IV/3672" (Archive). Bundestag (West Germany). 23 June 1965. Retrieved on 12 March 2016. p. 29/51.