Fraiburgo | |
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Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Fraiburgo | |
 View of Maria Frey Square, downtown Fraiburgo. | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Frai | |
 Location in theState of Santa Catarina | |
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| Coordinates:27°01′33″S50°55′15″W / 27.02583°S 50.92083°W /-27.02583; -50.92083 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State |  Santa Catarina |
| Founded | December 19, 1961[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wilson Cardoso Ribeiro |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 547,854 km2 (211,528 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,048 m (3,438 ft) |
| Population (2020[2]) | |
• Municipality | 36,584 |
| • Density | 938.9/km2 (2,432/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30,914 |
| • Rural | 5,977 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.779 –high |
| Website | www |
Fraiburgo (nicknamedFrai) is a Brazilianmunicipality located in the countryside of theSanta Catarina state. The city is strongly influenced by European immigrants, especiallyGermans andItalians. However, other nationalities also contributed to the formation of the city's character in terms of e.g.: architecture, gastronomy, religion and economy, amongst other factors. Its multiculturality is a remarkable characteristic not exclusively attributed to Fraiburgo but many other Southern Brazilian municipalities.
The city is famous in Brazil for the large production ofapples which its plantation is favored by the low temperatures in the winter season in theSouthern Hemisphere that takes place in July, August and September. Depending on the period of the year tourists can experience first-hand the whole apple production cycle as well other products made from apple such as:cider,juices,snacks and so forth.
In the early stages theeconomy of Fraiburgo's region was based on sawmills.[3] The former dense forests consisted mostly inBrazilian walnuts,Cedars,Cinnamons,Yerba maté, and the exuberantBrazilian Pines.[4] These forests still represent the typical Southern Brazilian landscape in spite of ruthless deforestation in the past decades. A significant turnover in the economy took place due to the shortage of wood, implementation of Brazilian environmental laws and environmental consciousness. As a result, agriculture became the predominant source of wealth alongside the production ofpaper,cellulose, and furniture derived from extensivereforestation areas. The reforestation projects introduced thePinus elliottii to the region.
Apples are the base of Fraiburgo economy, being responsible for 60% of the total state production and 40% of the national production. The city also produceshoney in large quantities; there are about 15,000 honeycombs to pollinate 7 million apple trees. Moreover, there are familiar farms that producecorn,beans,garlic,onions, andpeaches.
Rural tourism, tourism of adventure, gastronomy.
Fraiburgo has Seasoned climate: relatively hot dry summers (November to March) with temperatures reaching up to 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) on the hottest days; winters (June to August) cold mornings, typical maximum daily temperatures of 15 degrees Celsius (59 degrees Fahrenheit), and minimums of a few degrees above freezing. The year average temperature 16,1 °C (60.8F) Occasional snowfall occurs in suburbs at higher altitudes, and may extend throughout the city, though this happens infrequently (about every 8–10 years).[1]
| Climate data for Fraiburgo, elevation 1,145 m (3,757 ft), (1976–2005) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.5 (97.7) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.7 (89.1) | 29.8 (85.6) | 29.0 (84.2) | 25.5 (77.9) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.6 (81.7) | 30.2 (86.4) | 31.4 (88.5) | 35.2 (95.4) | 32.4 (90.3) | 36.5 (97.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.6 (79.9) | 24.7 (76.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 19.8 (67.6) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.4 (65.1) | 19.0 (66.2) | 20.8 (69.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 23.9 (75.0) | 25.2 (77.4) | 22.3 (72.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.9 (67.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 15.3 (59.5) | 12.7 (54.9) | 10.9 (51.6) | 11.5 (52.7) | 12.8 (55.0) | 13.2 (55.8) | 15.5 (59.9) | 17.3 (63.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 15.5 (59.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.7 (60.3) | 14.1 (57.4) | 10.6 (51.1) | 8.0 (46.4) | 6.2 (43.2) | 6.4 (43.5) | 8.0 (46.4) | 8.5 (47.3) | 10.9 (51.6) | 12.5 (54.5) | 14.1 (57.4) | 10.8 (51.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) | 7.6 (45.7) | 4.6 (40.3) | −2.5 (27.5) | −3.5 (25.7) | −7.2 (19.0) | −5.8 (21.6) | −5.3 (22.5) | −5.0 (23.0) | −1.5 (29.3) | −2.5 (27.5) | 2.7 (36.9) | −7.2 (19.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 193.0 (7.60) | 170.0 (6.69) | 125.0 (4.92) | 98.0 (3.86) | 119.0 (4.69) | 122.0 (4.80) | 105.0 (4.13) | 96.0 (3.78) | 166.0 (6.54) | 189.0 (7.44) | 138.0 (5.43) | 163.0 (6.42) | 1,684 (66.3) |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 83 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 82 | 82 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 197 | 179 | 194 | 176 | 180 | 160 | 169 | 162 | 153 | 176 | 177 | 188 | 2,111 |
| Source 1:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Climatempo (precipitation)[6] | |||||||||||||
Its geographical position is27°01′34″S50°55′17″W / 27.02611°S 50.92139°W /-27.02611; -50.92139, and its height is approximately 1048 meters above sea level. Currently, its population is around 36,584 according toIBGE estimate. However, this figure fluctuates with the guest workers (10000) throughout the apple harvest season (From January to April).
The municipal flag was instituted by Law nº 303 of 05/09/1977. It was designed by the educators Rui Batagelo and Francisco Costella supported by the professor and vexillologist Antônio Peixoto de Faria. The flag has the colors green, white and yellow. In the center there is the coat of the arms of Fraiburgo (2nd version), representing the municipal government. The green color represents the fields and the harvests. The white color symbolizes the peace, friendship, work, prosperity, pureness, faith. The yellow color represents the industries of the city, generators of wealth[7][8]
The coat of arms was created in 1964 in Paris by heraldist Robert Louis on commission of Albert Mahler, an early German-ascent local, and later changed. It refers to Fraiburgo's woods and timber industry (logs and flowers) and St. Catherine's martyrdom tools, for the State's namesake, and includes also storks as supporters standing for Alsatia, whence come the first settlers; cogwheel and apples symbolize Fraiburgo's recent industries.[7][8]
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