German Argentines
Argentine citizens of German descent
German Argentines (German: Deutschargentinier, Spanish: germano-argentinos) are Argentines of German ancestry as well as German citizens living in Argentina.
They are descendants of Germans who immigrated to Argentina from Germany and most notably from other places in Europe such as the Volga region, Austria and the Banat. Since Germany as a political entity was founded in 1871, the German language and culture have been more important than the country of origin, as the basis of the Argentine-German identity.
Some German Argentines originally settled in Brazil, then later immigrated to Argentina. Today, German Argentines make up the fifth-largest ethnic group in Argentina, with over two million citizens of Volga German descent alone.
German Argentines have founded German schools such as the Hölters Schule and German-language newspapers such as the Argentinisches Tageblatt ("Argentine Daily"). German descendants even make up the majority of the population in several localities in the interior of the country.
German immigration to Argentina
Between 1869 and World War I the population of Argentina quadrupled due to an influx of millions of European immigrants during the Great European immigration wave to the country. German communities developed in the city of Buenos Aires and in several provinces, such as in the center and South of Buenos Aires Province (around towns such as Coronel Suárez, Olavarría, Tornquist, etc.), in Entre Ríos Province, in the East of La Pampa Province, in Misiones Province, in Córdoba Province, in some localities of the Chaco Province, etc. Meanwhile, the urban German population settled in the city of Buenos Aires also developed their own German schools, hospitals, shops, theaters, sports clubs, and banks.
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