VGI Updates

Santa Sylvina was officially established in 1944.

Volga German families from La Pampa Province resettled there.       

In December each year, the community holds a Gaucho Festival.

Volga German families from La Pampa Province resettled to La Florida.

Juan José Castelli, named after an Argentine lawyer (1764-1812) who was one of the leaders of the May Revolution, was founded in 1928 in the Province of Chaco, although it was not officially recognized until the railroad arrived on 17 June 1936.

In June 1931, 320 Volga German families (around 2,300 people) from La Pampa Province resettled there. They were attempting to escape the bad harvests and economic problems of that region. They came to Chaco and became involved in cotton cultivation.

General Pinedo was founded on 25 May 1912 with the arrival of the railroad to the area.

Volga German families from La Pampa Province resettled to General Pinedo.

The town is named after Belgian Colonel Alfredo Marbais, Barón de Du Graty, on 26 January 1942.

Volga German families from La Pampa Province resettled to Coronel Du Graty.

European immigrants (mostly Italian & Spanish) began arriving in the area in 1885. Charata officially became a town on 4 October 1904 when the railroad arrived. Volga German families from La Pampa Province resettled to Charata.

Villa Ballester is a northern suburb of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area. It was founded on 26 October 1889 and is named after Pedro Ballester whose family owned the fields where the town sprang up.

In the 1950s and 1960s, many people from San Antonio moved to Villa Ballester.

San Justo was founded 25 December 1858 on land requisitioned from prominent land owner Justo Villegas. It is now a western suburb of Buenos Aires.

Volga German families from the rural areas of Argentina have moved to San Justo.

Volga German families from the rural areas of Argentina have moved to Pablo Nogués, a northern suburb of Buenos Aires.

Monte Grande was founded on 3 April 1889. It is called Monte Grande because the elevation is higher than the surrounding area, and early Spanish settlers had planted it with European trees.

Volga German families from San Antonio moved to Monte Grande, a southwestern suburb of Buenos Aires.