Colonia Valdense
Colonia Valdense is a city located in the Colonia Department, in southwestern Uruguay. Situated between the Sarandí Grande stream and the Rosario River, it was founded in the 1850s by Italian immigrants who were adherents of the Waldensian Evangelical Church, and originated as an agricultural settlement.
Alfredobi, Public domain.- Town with about 4,140 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (110 feet)
- …is also known as “Piamontesa”
- Description: human settlement in Colonia Department, Uruguay
Places of Interest
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nueva Helvecia.
Nueva Helvecia
Nueva Helvecia, also known as Colonia Suiza, is a city in Uruguay.
Colonia Valdense
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Latitude
-34.34002° or 34° 20′ 24″ south
Longitude
-57.26281° or 57° 15′ 46″ west
UN/LOCODE
UY VAL
Open location code
48Q4MP5P+XV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Urdu—“Colonia Valdense” goes by many names.
ВалденсеBulgarian
Colonia ValdenseCatalan
ValdenseCebuano
巴爾登塞移民鎮Chinese
Colonia ValdenseCzech
Colonia ValdenseDutch
Colonia ValdenseItalian
Colonia ValdenseNorwegian
Colonia ValdenseNorwegian Bokmål
Colonia ValdenseOccitan (post 1500)
Colonia ValdensePolish
Колония-ВальденсеRussian
Colonia ValdenseSlovak
کولونیا بالدینسےUrdu
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