Chaleco, Departamento Paraná, Entre Ríos Province
Includes the following communities:
Aldea Chaleco
Chaleco
El Chaleco
San Juan
History:
Chaleco, located about 6 kilometers northwest of Crespo, is a small village founded in 1893. The founders of Chaleco came from the Valle María area and some from Spatzenkutter.
Volga German Congregations:
Most of the population of Chaleco is Catholic. The Igresia San Juan Bautista (St. John the Baptist Catholic Church) was built in August 1960.
Surnames:
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families are known to have settled in Chaleco:
Dobler
Exner
Glass
Regner
Roth
Rothar
Schonfeld
Spahn
Wendler
Sources:
- Elena Vega Stehle
External Links:
Iglesia San Juan Bautista
(St. John the Baptist Catholic Church)
Aldea Chaleco
Source: Elena Vega Stehle