Catholic University of Uruguay

Catholic University of Uruguay is a private university in . Established in 1985 as the successor to several Catholic educational institutes dating back to the 1870s, it was the only private university in the country until 1996.
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  • Type: University
  • Description: private university in Uruguay
  • Also known as: “UCU”, “UCUDAL”, “Universidad Catòlica”, “Universidad Catolica del Uruguay”, and “Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga”
  • Address: 2738 Avenida 8 de Octubre, Montevideo

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grand Park Central Stadium and Nuestra Señora de los Dolores.

Stadium
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The Estadio Gran Parque Central is the stadium of Club Nacional de Football located in , , near Nacional headquarters, in the neighbourhood. is situated 480 metres north of Catholic University of Uruguay.

Church
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The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, popularly known as Tierra Santa, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay. The temple is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows. is situated 120 metres north of Catholic University of Uruguay.

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was a multi-use located in the district of , . The stadium, owned by C.A. Peñarol, was mainly used for football matches from 1921 to 1933. is situated 2 km south of Catholic University of Uruguay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Blanqueada and Tres Cuces.

Suburb
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is a barrio in 's capital . It borders to the west, Larrañaga to the northwest, to the northeast and to the south.

Suburb
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Tres Cruces is a barrio of 's capital . Its name means "three crossings", referring to the three major transportation routes which intersect in the area: , Bulevar Artigas and Avenida 8 de Octubre.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood or Barrio of , .

Catholic University of Uruguay

Latitude
-34.8888° or 34° 53′ 20″ south
Longitude
-56.15901° or 56° 9′ 32″ west
Open location code
48Q54R6R+F9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 401842733
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Wiki­data ID
Q3291440
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Catholic University of Uruguay” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Universitat Catòlica de l’Uruguai”
  • Chinese: “烏拉圭天主教大學”
  • Croatian: “Katoličko sveučilište u Montevideu”
  • Danish: “Universidad Católica del Uruguay”
  • French: “Université catholique d’Uruguay”
  • German: “Katholische Universität von Uruguay”
  • Hebrew: “האוניברסיטה הקתולית של אורוגוואי”
  • Hungarian: “Uruguayi Katolikus Egyetem”
  • Italian: “Università Cattolica dell’Uruguay”
  • Japanese: “ウルグアイ・カトリック大学”
  • Polish: “Urugwajski Uniwersytet Katolicki”
  • Portuguese: “Universidade Católica do Uruguai Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga”
  • Russian: “Католический университет Уругвая”
  • Russian: “Универсидад Католика (Уругвай)”
  • Russian: “Универсидад Католика дель Уругвай”
  • Slovenian: “Katoliška univerza Urugvaja”
  • Spanish: “UCU”
  • Spanish: “UCUDAL”
  • Spanish: “Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larranaga”
  • Spanish: “Universidad Católica del Uruguay”
  • Swedish: “Universidad Católica del Uruguay”
  • “Universidad Católica del Uruguay”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Capilla Mater Dei Universidad Católica (La Blanqueda) and Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales.

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