Mauricio Mayer, Departamento Conhelo, La Pampa Province
Includes the following communities:
Mauricio Mayer
History:
Mauricio Mayer was founded on 14 November 1914 as the railroad was constructed through the area. It was named after Mauricio Mayer, a railroad engineer of Hungarian origin. It was settled by Volga German Lutheran families from Colonia San Miguel Arcángel in Buenos Aires Province. There are also Black Sea Germans who settled in Mauricio Mayer.
Wheat and other cereal grains are the major agricultural crops in the area.
Surnames:
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families settled in Mauricio Mayer:
Fogel / Vogel
Folmer / Volmer from Volmer
Gette from Semenovka
Haag
Lick
Meier
Müller
Reinhardt / Rainhart
Schimpf
Stadler
Stark
Ziegler
Sources:
- Elida Gette
- Mauricio Mayer (Guia en La Pampa)
External Links:
Mauricio Mayer (Wikipedia) - in Spanish
Pre-Volga Origin
Volga Colonies
Latitude: 50.903333
Longitude: 7.509167