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La Joya, Departamento Uruguay, Entre Ríos Province

Includes the following communities
La Joya, Departamento Uruguay, Entre Ríos Province
Colonia La Joya, Departamento Uruguay, Entre Ríos Province
Campos La Palma, Departamento Uruguay, Entre Ríos Province
History

In early 1900s, the first Volga German families settled in Colonia La Joya (earlier known as Campos La Palma).

Volga German Congregations

A Lutheran church (IELA) was constructed in La Joya in 1925. Its first and only resident pastor, The Rev. Carlos Schut, had arrived in 1919 from Minnesota.

Surnames
Jauck
Volga German Families

The following Volga German families settled in an around La Joya:

Jauck
Riehl

The Lutheran Church in La Joya, erected in 1925.
Source: Leandro Hildt.

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Volga Colonies

Migrated From