Vichuquén

Also known as Vichuquen

Vichuquén is a commune in the Curicó Province of Chile's Maule Region.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Vichuquén
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune
Settlement.flag_alt: Flag
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo Vichuquén.png
Settlement.shield_alt: Coat of arms
Settlement.image_map: Comuna de Vichuquén.svg
Settlement.map_alt: Map of Vichuquén commune in the Maule Region
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Vichuquén commune in the Maule Region
Settlement.pushpin_map_narrow: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Chile
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_alt: Location in Chile
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Chile
Settlement.coor_pinpoint: city
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Chile
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Maule

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Wikidata facts

Area: 425.7
Elevation: 72
Official website: www.mvichuquen.cl
Image: Lago Vichuquén en primavera.JPG

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Commons category: Vichuquén
inception: 1830-01-01

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Vichuquén is a commune in the Curicó Province of Chile's Maule Region.

== History == The Spanish arrived along the Lico rivers in 1585, where settlements of the Mapuche and Inca already existed. In 1865, Vichuquén founded its capital of the village of the same name.. In 1987, the old part of the town was declared a "Typical Zone Vichuquén" for its colonial style architecture.