Basavilbaso

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Basavilbaso
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Basavilbaso
Location of Basavilbaso in Argentina
Coordinates: 32°22′S58°53′W / 32.367°S 58.883°W / -32.367; -58.883
Country Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Province Flag of Entre Rios.svg  Entre Ríos
Department Uruguay
Government
   Mayor Hernán Bessel
Population
 (2010)
  Total9,742
Time zone UTC−3 (ART)
CPA base
E3170
Dialing code +54 3445

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 9,700 inhabitants as per the 2010 census [INDEC]. 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 basically from Ukraine (Kherson Oblast) and Bessarabia. Basavilbaso was one of the first Jewish colonies in Argentina. These settlers formed the first agricultural cooperative in South America. [1]

The "Prayer to Moses" synagogue in Basavilbaso byt hknst tplh lmSHh bsvvylbsv.jpg
The "Prayer to Moses" synagogue in Basavilbaso

As "Jewish gauchos", they were recognized as the first to farm in an area where farming was non-existent. Other groups began to settle in the town: Italians, Volga Germans, and Russians. [2]

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References

  1. Mathov, Yehuda (9 December 2019). "Basavilbaso - Lucienville, Argentina - A Baron Hirsch Settlement in the Province of Entre Rios". kehilalinks.jewishgen.org. Archived from the original on 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  2. "Historia de Basavilbaso, Entre Ríos, Turismo, Ferrocarril Central Entrerriano, Estación Ferroviaria, Colonia Judía, Lucienville, Cooperativa Agrícola". www.turismoentrerios.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2020-12-12.