Treze Tílias Explained

Treze Tílias
Dreizehnlinden
Official Name:Municipality of Treze Tílias
Municipality of Dreizehnlinden
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:South
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Mauro Dresch
Leader Party:PSD
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:April 29, 1963
Area Total Km2:185.205
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Total:7,991
Population Density Km2:29.4
Timezone:UTC-3
Utc Offset:-3
Timezone Dst:UTC-2
Utc Offset Dst:-2
Coordinates:-27.0019°N -51.4058°W
Elevation M:796
Blank Name:HDI (2010)
Blank Info:0.795 – high[2]

Treze Tílias (German: Dreizehnlinden, literally "Thirteen Lindens") is a municipality located in the state of Santa Catarina, South Region, Brazil. It covers about 185.205 km2 and sits about 470 km from the state capital, Florianópolis. The municipality population estimate for 2020 is 7,991. Treze Tílias was originally created on October 13, 1933.

Founded by Austrian immigrants, the large majority from Tyrol and Vorarlberg, Treze Tílias exhibits an Alpine-influenced timber framing style of architecture. Most residents speak Portuguese and the southern Austro-Bavarian dialect of Austrian German. The economy of Treze Tílias is based on agriculture, tourism, and woodworking.

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/sc/treze-tilias/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233352/http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf . July 8, 2014 . August 1, 2013 . United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).