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San Salvador, Departamento San Salvador, Entre Ríos Province

Includes the following communities
San Salvador
History

San Salvador was founded by Colonel Pedro Miguel Atanacio Malarín in 1888, and officially became a town on 25 December 1889. Volga Germans settled there.

Volga German Congregations

In 1928, the Congregational church of "St. John the Evangelist" was constructed. A Lutheran Church was constructed in 1970.

Sources

Elena Vega Stehle

The following Volga German families settled in San Salvador:
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Confirmation Class of the Congregational Church in San Salvador (7 November 1954).
Pastor Friedrich Schneider (right).
Source: Elena Vega Stehle.

Map locating San Salvador
Source: Wikipedia.

Map of San Salvador
Source: Wikipedia.

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