Pomerode

Pomerode () is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, in Southern Brazil. It is located in the valley of the Itajaí-Açu river, not very far from the city of Blumenau, one of the largest cities in the state.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Pomerode is referenced by 278 other articles, and connects out to South Region, Brazil and German.

The entry is geolocated on the map in BR, across 3 mapped points.

Vinony files it under German-Brazilian culture and Municipalities in Santa Catarina (state).

Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Pomerode
Settlement.official_name: Municipality of Pomerode
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.nickname: A cidade mais alemã do Brasil(The most German city in Brazil)
Settlement.motto: "Unser Kleines Deutschland" (German)"Nossa Pequena Alemanha" (Portuguese)(Our Little Germany)
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira-pomerode.PNG
Settlement.image_seal: Brasao-pomerode.PNG
Settlement.image_map: SantaCatarina Municip Pomerode.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Pomerode
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Ercio Kriek
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: January 21, 1959

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Brazil
Demonym: pomerodense
Country: Brazil
Located in: Santa Catarina
Population: 18771
Area: 214.727
Elevation: 69
Shares border with: Timbó
Official website: www.pomerode.sc.gov.br
Image: Montagem Pomerode.jpg
Dialing code: 47

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twinned administrative body: Torgelow
Commons category: Pomerode
inception: 1959-01-21
electorate: 25108
Human Development Index: 0.780

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections

Contents

History and the local language
Ethnic composition
Religion
Tourism and economy
Notable people
References
External links

Pomerode is known as the most German city in Brazil, because the vast majority of its inhabitants are of German descent and are bilingual in German and Portuguese. The East Pomeranian dialect of Low German is also used by the community.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pomerode” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.