Filadelfia
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| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Boquerón |
| Government | |
| • Intendant | Berthold Durksen Lowen |
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| Time zone | UTC-4 |
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| Climate | BSh |
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Filadelfia (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is the capital of Boquerón Department in the Gran Chaco of western Paraguay. It is the centre of the Fernheim Colony. The city lies about 450 kilometres (280 mi) northwest of the capital Asunción. With a population of about 20,000, it is the largest town in the 400 kilometer (250 mile) radius,[1] and accounts for almost a third of the departmental population.
History
Filadelfia was founded in 1930 by Russian Mennonites who fled from the Soviet Union. Filadelfia lay near the front of the Chaco War, but was little affected. It became divided in the Second World War, with some of the original German colonists supporting Germany and later being expelled.
Filadelfia has developed into an important cattle herding settlement.[1]
Infrastructure
Today the town is home to a museum, a library, a radio station, and a hospital. The museum displays objects from the town's Mennonite past, like Russian overcoats, and the local wildlife, such as stuffed armadillos, anteaters, and toads.[1] The colony's villages lie around Filadelfia, as do several native reserves, home to much of the area's native population, from the Chulupí, Lengua, Toba-Pilaga, Ayoreo, and Sanapaná groups. A modern supermarket is located in the centre of the town, which is the last place to get groceries before heading further out into the Chaco. Most of the town's potable water supply is drawn from underground cisterns, being replenished by intermittent rainfall; the underground water is too salty to drink. A small commemorative park known as Parque Trebol lies about 5 km (3 mi) to the east of town. It now serves as a place for visitors to camp for the night.
Transportation
The newly asphalted highway, PY09, from Asunción continues past Filadelfia for another 70 km (40 mi) and runs out at the military checkpoint Mariscal Estigarribia. From this point onwards, the road to the border town fort General Eugenio A. Garay with Bolivia is almost impassable.[citation needed]
Notable people
- A distinguished Russian Mennonite writer and historian living in Filadelfia was Peter P. Klassen.
- Former Canadian Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews was born in Filadelfia in 1952.
Notes
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References
External links
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- Filadelfia (Fernheim Colony, Boquerón Department, Paraguay) at Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
- The 'Green Hell' Becomes Home: Mennonites in Paraguay as Described in the Writings of Peter P. Klassen A review essay by Gerhard Reimer, Mennonite Quarterly Review 76, no. 4 (October 2002): 460–480.
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