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San Rafael, Departamento Paraná, Entre Ríos Province

Includes the following communities
San Rafael
Aldea San Rafael
History

San Rafael was founded in 1893 by the following men (and their families):

Peter (Pedro) Feser
Johann (Juan) Gareis
Andreas (Andrés) Groh
Peter (Pedro) Groh
Samuel Groh
Johann Georg (Juan Jorge) Haberkorn
Michael (Miguel) Heinrich
Conrad (Conrado) Heit
Nikolaus (Nicolas) Hollmann
Valentin Holzmann
Michael (Miguel) Jacob
Christian (Cristian) Kemmerer
Wilhelm (Guillermo) Kemmerer
Johann (Juan) Kemmerer
Santiago Kemmerer
Johann Peter (Juan Pedro) Kollmann
Lorenz (Lorenzo) Kollmann
Santiago Kollmann
Joseph (José) Krieger
Johann Peter (Juan Pedro) Krieger
Santiago Laumann
Johann Peter (Juan Pedro) Müller
Caspar (Gaspar) Sack
Michael (Miguel) Schamber
Rafael Schächtel
Michael (Miguel) Schoenfeld
Heinrich (Enrique) Schroeder
Franz (Francisco) Schroeder
Johann (Juan) Schroeder I
Johann (Juan) Schroeder II
Peter (Pedro) Schroeder
Andreas (Andrés) Senger
Andreas (Andrés) Senger Jr.
Nikolaus (Nicolas) Senger

Volga German Families

The following Volga German families settled in San Rafael:

Feser
Gareis
Groh
Haberkorn
Heinrich
Heit
Hollmann
Holzmann
Jacob
Kemmerer from Schuck
Kollmann
Krieger
Laumann
Müller
Sack
Schamber
Schächtel
Schoenfeld
Schroeder
Senger

Volga Colonies

Founders of San Rafael.
Source: Oscar Herrlein.

Church of San Rafael.
Source: Oscar Herrlein.

Church of San Rafael.
Source: Carlos Alberto Schwab.

-31.9581, -60.2531

Volga Colonies

50.782833, 45.330667