Romang, Santa Fe

Romang is a small town in central Argentina. It is located in the province of Santa Fe in the department of San Javier.

Location and population

Romang is the northernmost municipality in the department of San Javier. It is located 265 km north of the provincial capital, Santa Fe and about 750 km from the capital Buenos Aires. Romang has 8.011 inhabitants (2001, INDEC ) and lies on the Rio San Javier, a tributary of the Paraná River

Climate

In Romang has a subtropical climate with no dry season, with hot summers ( average 25 ° C) and mild winters (12 ° C). The average annual rainfall is 900-1100 mm.

History

The area around present-day Romang was called to 1845 San Geronimo. Thereafter, until the founding of Malabrigo. The Swiss immigrants Teófilo Romang finally founded in 1873, the settlement Romang. This emigrated as Peter Wingeier from Trubschachen 1860 from Switzerland to Argentina. He could buy on the crossing of the papers originating from Bern physician, who died on the ship. He practiced as a doctor and even then founded on January 28, 1873, the settlement Romang. As a patron applies Heart of Jesus. This is represented symbolically in the coat of arms.

Others

The inhabitants live mainly from agriculture and animal husbandry. Many of the residents are still descendants of the Swiss settled in the this area. This is evident in the last name and the Swiss federal holiday, the residents celebrate as the Swiss National Day.