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Hohenau | |
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City and district | |
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  Hohenau Location in Paraguay | |
| Coordinates:27°04′43″S55°38′43″W / 27.07861°S 55.64528°W /-27.07861; -55.64528 | |
| Country |  Paraguay |
| Department | Itapúa |
| Founded | March 14, 1900 |
| Founded by | Carlos Reverchon,Guillermo Closs,Ambrosio SchollerandEsteban Scholler, helped byGerman colonists |
| Area | |
• Total | 220 km2 (85 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 11,044 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 |
| Postal code | 6290 |
| Area code | (595) (75) |
Hohenau is acity and district of theItapúa Department,Paraguay, located 8 kilometers away fromTrinidad and 365 kilometers away fromAsunción. It has extensive cultivation fields and streams nearby like the Capi'ivary, Poromocó, Mansisovy, Santa María and others.
The name comes from its elevated position sloping slightly downhill to the Paraná River, from theGermanhoch 'high' andAu(e) 'floodplain'.[citation needed]
The city was founded on March 14, 1900 by Carlos Reverchon, Guillermo Closs, Ambrosio Scholler and Esteban Scholler, helped by German colonists.[1][2]Founder Wilhelm (Guillermo) Closs, who was of German descent, was born on 31 October 1841 in Baumschneis, Brazil (today'sDois Irmãos).[3] Closs established a place called "Serra Pelada" in the state ofRío Grande do Sul. Later, he decided to move toParaguay, where he met Hohenau's future co-founder Reverchon. Together, they drafted plans for a massive wave of German immigrants to settle in the region.
Aided by theAustrian consul to Paraguay, they successfully persuaded the government to allow for the construction of a colony. By a decree dated September 12, 1898, the Paraguayan government gave Closs and Reverchon a share of 16 squareleagues in the then Alto Paraná, Encarnación Department.
On March 14, 1900, the first settlers arrived fromEncarnación. In August 1900, the arrival of 8 more families (a total of 55 people) set the stage for mass migration to the colony. Some of these first families were the Dresslers, Kuschels, Fritzes, Jachows, and others.
These families faced many problems, such as disease, scarcity of resources, and a lack of communication, which were gradually overcome. The town's status was elevated to an official district in 1944.
In the 1930s and '40s, the colony began to attract many non-Germans, such as Poles, Ukrainians, and Russians, and to a lesser degree Belgians and French. Later, in 1958, a large wave of Japanese arrived. These settlers then went on to found the district of La Paz.
The city is 220 square kilometers in area. It is bordered on the north and the east by theObligado district, on the south by theTrinidad district, and on the west by theJesús,La Paz, andSan Pedro del Paraná districts.
It is located in a zone rich in hydrographic resources, with theParaná River and theCapi'ivary stream.
The climate issub-tropical, ideal for agriculture, with temperatures ranging from 3-4 °C in winter to 37-38 °C in summer.
Hohenau has a total population of 7,987 inhabitants.
The inhabitants are mainly focused on agriculture, specifically on the cultivation ofsoy,cotton,corn,manioc,yerba mate,tung,sorgo,citric,bean,peanut, andwatermelon, and thestock breeding of cows, pigs and poultry.
There are also some small industries including flour mills,yerba mate mills, wineries, brick factories, bakeries,saw-mills, carpentry shops, andstarch factories.
According to the General Directorate of Statistics, Polls, and Census, the Hohenau district has the second-highest living standard in Paraguay, behind the capital,Asunción.
An important tourist attraction is theAlto Paraná Hunting and Fishing Club, where traditional dorado fishing takes place.
Among the other attractions this city offers are the German andJapanese colonies, where visitors can see unique architectural characteristics, typical foods, and cultivated fields.
Hohenau can be reached by theRuta Sexta Doctor Juan León Mallorquín, a road that crosses the urban center of the city and connects it with the cities ofEncarnación andCiudad del Este. A network of local roads connects Hohenau with other places in the surrounding area.
The city has a dance school, culinary arts academy, tailoring academy, barber academy, and other institutions that teach computer science and typewriting.
Medical institutions in the city include SOS Aldea de Niños, founded August 21, 1971 on land donated by the German Association of Hohenau with 17 buildings housing 160 children; the Mother and Child Hospital; the SOS Hospital with 40 beds and 2500 monthly consultations; and the Adventist Clinic that started its medical assistance service to the district and the department in 1963.
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