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Bovril, Departamento La Paz, Entre Ríos Province

Includes the following communities
Bovril
History

The history of Bovril dates back to 26 March 1913 when railroad reached this location about 125 kilometers northeast of the city of Paraná. The Provincial Government had acquired the land from Bovril Limited, a British company. A train station was constructed and a town grew up around it.

Many Volga German families settled in and around Bovril.

Volga German Families

The following Volga German families settled in and around Bovril:

Axt
Becker
Beideck from Schäfer
Dalinger
Detlof
Dietz
Eckert
Elsesser
Erhardt from Holstein
Ertel
Fischer from Schwab
Flor from Merkel
Fries
Geist
Georg from Beideck
Gerber
Gillig from Erlenbach
Graff from Dobrinka
Hartmann
Heinitz
Hering
Heinze
Herbel from Oberdorf
Herr from Schwab
Hoffmann
Huber from Balzer
Huck from Karlovska
Jung
Kehm from Balzer
Keller
Kerbs
Klein from Balzer
Kling
Kober from Schäfer
Koch from Kolb
Korbmacher from Beideck
Ladner from Neu-Galka
Lang(e)
Lauk from Beideck
Lichtenwald from Dönhof
Meier from Stephan
Martin
Müller from Krasnoyar
Nagrele
Ott from Krasnoyar
Blehm
Rau(h)
Richter
Ruppel
Rusch
Salzmann
Schmidt from Galka
Schneider from Rosenheim
Schneidemüller from Hussenbach
Schreiner
Schwab from Schwab
Schwabauer from Balzer
Stehle
Thomas
Tischler
Uhrig from Erlenbach
Usinger
Vogel from Dobrinka
Völker
Wagner from Pobochnaya
Weishein from Fellenbach

Sources

Breve Historia de la Congregacion (Enzo Pellini)

Map showing the location of Bovril.

Aerial view of Bovril (1920).
Source: Municipalidad de Bovril.

-31.35, -59.416667

Volga Colonies

50.883333, 45.287167
51.666333, 46.4755
51.9125, 45.617333
51.530196, 46.614074
50.422, 45.857
50.312471, 45.704846
50.376333, 45.798333
51.067667, 44.958333
51.632667, 46.421333
51.005833, 45.466667
51.170833, 45.663333
50.316667, 45.003333
51.025, 45.696667
50.05, 46.880333
50.284667, 45.039