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Revision as of 07:08, 24 March 2017
Lauro Müller | |
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 Location of Lauro Müller | |
  Lauro Müller | |
| Coordinates: 28°23′34″S 49°23′49″W / 28.39278°S 49.39694°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State |  Santa Catarina |
| Founded | December 6, 1956 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nestor Spricigo |
| Area | |
• Total | 270.508 km2 (104.444 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 13,359 |
| • Density | 49.4/km2 (128/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.800 |
| Website | www.lauromuller.sc.gov.br |
Lauro Müller is a city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil.
History
Despite its German name, the city was settled by Italians at the end of the 19th century. The settlements extensive coal deposits were first exploited in 1827, however the area's economy only begun to develop after the arrival of Italian immigrants.
On September 25, 1905, the engineer Álvaro Rodovalho Marcondes do Reis proposed to give the area the name 'Lauro Müller', in appreciation of the Ministro da Viação e Obras Públicas (secretary of Industry, Transport and Public Works) Dr. Lauro Severiano Muller. Müller was an engineer and diplomat in addition to serving two terms as President of Santa Catarina.
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