Pomerode
Pomerode | |
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Municipality of Pomerode | |
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HDI (2010) | 0.780 – high[2] |
Website | www |
Pomerode (Portuguese:
Pomerode is known as the most German city in Brazil, because the vast majority of its inhabitants are of
History and the local language
Pomerode was founded by Pomeranians in 1861 and is considered the "most typically German of all German towns of southern Brazil".
One very remarkable characteristic about Pomerode is the fact that 90% of its residents speak German.[4] There is also a group of persons in the community who speak the East Pomeranian dialect of Low German.[5]
Ethnic composition
Race/Skin color | Percentage | Number |
White
|
92.01% | 25,542 |
Pardo (Multiracial)
|
7.19% | 1,996 |
Black
|
0.61% | 169 |
Asian | 0.14% | 38 |
Amerindian | 0.05% | 13 |
Religion
Religion | Percentage | Number |
Catholics
|
31.17% | 6,896 |
Protestants
|
66.39% | 14,690 |
No religion | 0.98% | 217 |
Kardecists
|
0.13% | 29 |
Tourism and economy
Pomerode has a long history developing its
The tourist industry of nearby Blumenau (about 30 km (19 mi) away) is very well developed attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to its festivals such as Oktoberfest of Blumenau, the largest one in the world after the original festival in Munich. Naturally, this has generated a very positive impact on the tourist industry of much smaller Pomerode.
In addition to tourism the economy is dependent on industry, which includes knitted clothing, plastic articles, state of the art metal and mechanical industries, garments and cloth, and furniture.
Notable people
- Hans Fischer (1961 in Pomerode – 1988) a Brazilian cyclist, he competed at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Lei Nº 2.907, de 23 de maio de 2017 - Dispõe sobre a co-oficialização da língua pomerana à língua portuguesa no município de Pomerode.
- ^ Perry, Francesca (2 October 2015). "What are the most 'emotionally stable' cities in the US?". theguardian.com. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ Lei Nº 2.907, de 23 de maio de 2017 - Dispõe sobre a co-oficialização da língua pomerana à língua portuguesa no município de Pomerode.
- ^ "Sistema IBGE de Recuperação Automática - SIDRA". ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Sistema IBGE de Recuperação Automática - SIDRA". ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
External links
- Pomerode's official website. Accessed on April 16, 2006.(in Portuguese)
- Portal Pomerodense. In Portuguese, interactive map about the city.
- Travel Guide: Pomerode. In English, accessed on April 16, 2006.
- Pomerode in Pictures. Visual content, accessed on April 16, 2006.