Nuevo Torino
Nuevo Torino | |
|---|---|
 Plaza San Martín in Nuevo Torino, pictured in 2017 | |
  Nuevo Torino Location in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 31°20′42″S 61°14′06″W / 31.34500°S 61.23500°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Santa Fe |
| Department | Las Colonias |
| Government | |
| • Communal president | Juan Carlos Imsteyf (PJ) |
| Population | |
• Total | 818 |
| CPA Base | S 3087 |
| Area code | 03496 |
Nuevo Torino is a town in the Las Colonias Department of Santa Fe Province, Argentina.[1][2]
History
The town was founded by Guillermo Lehmann and Christian Clauss in 1875, then it was populated by Piedmontese and Swiss settlers.
In 1886, a cholera epidemic killed almost all the inhabitants.
Until this moment, the town lived for subsistence economy, after the settlement of new inhabitants, Nuevo Torino started milk and cheese production, that continues nowadays.[3]
References
- ^ "Mejoras para Vila y Nuevo Torino" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "La Fiesta Provincial del Pollo fue todo un éxito" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ https://alepolvorines.com.ar/Localidades/NuevoTorino.htm