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Rivera, Adolfo Alsina Partido, Buenos Aires Province

Includes the following communities
Rivera, Adolfo Alsina Partido, Buenos Aires Province
History

Rivera was founded in the late 1800s by Jewish immigrants from Russia and Poland. Volga Germans began settling there after 1900, relocating from other areas of Argentina.

Congregations
Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Emaús de Rivera - Rivera
Surnames
Brotzmann (Huck)
Heimbüchner
Lambrecht
Volga German Families

The following Volga German families are known to have settled in Rivera:

Brotzmann from Huck
Heimbigner
Jung
Lambrecht from Pfeifer
Salzman
Schwab
Wolf

Volga Colonies
Huck
Pfeifer
External Links

- Rivera (Buenos Aires) - Wikipedia (in Spanish)

Location of Rivera in Buenos Aires Province

Rivera, in Buenos Aires Province

-37.160769, -63.246836

Volga Colonies

Pfeifer
50.64, 45.395
Huck
51.072833, 45.383833

Migrated From