Basavilbaso
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Basavilbaso is a town in the center region of the province
of Entre Ríos
, Argentina
, about 60 km (37 mi) from Concepción del Uruguay
. It has about 9,400 inhabitants as per the . Locals often shorten the name to Basso.
The town developed around the Gobernador Basavilbaso Station of the Ferrocarril Central Entrerriano
railway company, which became part of Entre Ríos Railway
in 1892. The first train arrived on 30 June 1887, and this is now regarded as the foundation date of Basavilbaso.
The town was first settled by Russian Jewish immigrants. Basavilbaso was the first Jewish colony in Argentina. These settlers formed the first agricultural cooperative in South America, called Lucienville. As "Jewish gauchos
", they were recognized as the first to farm in an area where farming was nonexistent. Other groups began to settle in the town: Italians, Volga Germans, and Russians
.
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
of Entre Ríos
Entre Ríos Province
Entre Ríos is a northeastern province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires , Corrientes and Santa Fe , and Uruguay in the east....
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, about 60 km (37 mi) from Concepción del Uruguay
Concepción del Uruguay
Concepción del Uruguay is a city in Argentina.It is located in the Entre Ríos province, on the western shore of the Uruguay River, some 320 kilometers north from Buenos Aires. Its population is about 65,000 inhabitants .-History:...
. It has about 9,400 inhabitants as per the . Locals often shorten the name to Basso.
The town developed around the Gobernador Basavilbaso Station of the Ferrocarril Central Entrerriano
Ferrocarril Central Entrerriano
The Ferrocarril Central Entrerriano was a company in the Entre Ríos Province of Argentina, owned by the provincial government, which built and operated a railway network between the rivers Paraná and Uruguay...
railway company, which became part of Entre Ríos Railway
Entre Ríos Railway
The Entre Ríos Railway was a British-owned railway company that built and operated a railway network in Entre Ríos Province, between the rivers Uruguay and Paraná, in Argentina...
in 1892. The first train arrived on 30 June 1887, and this is now regarded as the foundation date of Basavilbaso.
The town was first settled by Russian Jewish immigrants. Basavilbaso was the first Jewish colony in Argentina. These settlers formed the first agricultural cooperative in South America, called Lucienville. As "Jewish gauchos
Jewish gauchos
Jewish gauchos were Jewish immigrants who settled in fertile regions of Argentina in agricultural colonies established by the Jewish Colonization Association....
", they were recognized as the first to farm in an area where farming was nonexistent. Other groups began to settle in the town: Italians, Volga Germans, and Russians
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
.