Cerrito, Montevideo

Cerrito de la Victoria is a neighborhood ( barrio ) of the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo.

It is located in the central north of the city, east of Arroyo Miguelete. The main roads of the district are the Bulevar José Batlle y Ordóñez and the Avenidas General Flores and Burgues.

Whether the good view of the area, which he located in the city district, the small 72 -meter-high hill bot, this therefore during the sieges Montevidos (1811, 1812-1814 and 1843-1851 ) came to importance. At the top of this survey is the Santuario Nacional del Cerrito de la Victoria Church called one of the largest religious buildings in the city.

The name of the barrio is due to the revolutionary victory against the Spanish troops in 1812.

The football club Cerrito is located in this district.

Accessibility in transport

Cerrito de la Victoria 's transport infrastructure developed by the following montevideanische bus routes: 2, 144, 145, 155, 156, 158, 174, 195, 306, 328, 329, 456, 538 and interdepartamental on the Av.Gral.Flores.