Liniers Explained

Liniers
Native Name Lang:spa
Type:Neighborhood of Buenos Aires
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous City
Subdivision Name1:Buenos Aires
Subdivision Type2:Comuna
Subdivision Name2:C9
Parts Type:Important sites
Parts Style:para
P1:José Amalfitani Stadium, San Cayetano Church
Area Total Km2:5.4
Population Total:44234
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3

Liniers is a barrio (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires on the edge of the city, centered on Rivadavia Avenue. It is also an important train station and bus hub, connecting western Gran Buenos Aires with the Buenos Aires Metro.

The neighborhood developed around the Liniers railway station following its inaugural in 1872.[1]

The neighborhood is home to football club Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, whose stadium, the José Amalfitani Stadium, has been established there in 1951. Liners is also the site of the Church of San Cayetano, consecrated in 1900 and elevated to a parish in 1913.[2] The Church of San Cayetano hosts thousands of faithful who gather each feast day (August 7) to pray for employment or to give thanks for their livelihood.[3]

The ward is named after Santiago de Liniers, a colonial administrator who resisted the British Invasions of the Río de la Plata.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: LINIERS BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA. Latidobuenosaires.com. Spanish. 2012-05-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054620/http://www.latidobuenosaires.com/liniersbuenosairesbarrioargentinafotos.html. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: La Parroquia San Cayetano de Liniers cumple 100 años. Diario Popular. January 16, 2013.
  3. Web site: Miles de fieles llevan sus ofrendas para agradecer a San Cayetano. Télam. August 7, 2013.