Basavilbaso is a town in the center region of the province of Entre Ríos , Argentina , about 60 km (37 mi) from Concepción del Uruguay . It has about 9,700 inhabitants as per the 2010 census [ INDEC ] . Locals often shorten the name to Basso .
4-579: The town developed around the Gobernador Basavilbaso Station of the Ferrocarril Central Entrerriano railway company, which became part of Entre Ríos Railway in 1892. The first train arrived on 30 June 1887, and this is now regarded as the foundation date of Basavilbaso. The town was first settled by Russian Jewish immigrants basically from Ukraine ( Kherson Oblast ) and Bessarabia . Basavilbaso
8-600: The construction of a railway from Paraná , the provincial capital, to Concepción del Uruguay , on the River Uruguay, and on 7 January 1887 the construction of branch lines to Victoria , Gualeguay , Gualeguaychú and Villaguay . The line from Paraná, via Nogoyá and Rosario del Tala to Concepción ádel Uruguay was opened between 13 May and 30 June 1887, the branch line from Nogoyá to Victoria on 26 June 1890, and those from Basavilbaso to Parera and to Villaguay and from Parera to Gualeguaychú on 20 and 23 September of
12-549: Was a railway company in the Entre Ríos Province of Argentina , owned by the provincial government, which built and operated a 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge railway network between the rivers Paraná and Uruguay . In 1892 it was sold to the British–owned Entre Ríos Railway . On 11 June 1883 the provincial government of Entre Ríos authorised
16-796: Was one of the first Jewish colonies in Argentina. These settlers formed the first agricultural cooperative in South America. As " Jewish gauchos ", they were recognized as the first to farm in an area where farming was non-existent. Other groups began to settle in the town: Italians , Volga Germans , and Russians . This article about a place in Entre Ríos Province , Argentina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ferrocarril Central Entrerriano The Central Entre Ríos Railway (CERR) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Central Entrerriano )
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