El Ombú

El Ombú is a Mennonite agricultural settlement in Río Negro Department, Uruguay. It is located 284 km NW of Montevideo and 29 km SE of Young, near the Route 3..

Established in 1950 by Vistula delta Mennonites who came from West Prussia, Danzig and Poland, it was the first Mennonite settlement on Uruguayan territory. It takes its name from the most popular native tree in Uruguay, ombú (Phytolacca dioica).

Previously the area had a German school, Deutsche Schule El-Ombu.

See also
Gartental
Mennonites in Uruguay

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Category:1950 establishments in Uruguay
Category:Mennonitism in Uruguay
Category:Populated places in the Río Negro Department
Category:Religion in Río Negro Department