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Lauro Müller, Santa Catarina

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Lauro Müller
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Location of Lauro Müller
CountryBrazil Brazil
RegionSouth
StateSanta Catarina (state) Santa Catarina
FoundedDecember 6, 1956
Government
 • MayorNestor Spricigo
Area
 • Total
270.508 km2 (104.444 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
13,359
 • Density49.4/km2 (128/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)0.800
Websitewww.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 coloinized 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 minister of Ministro da Viação e Obras Públicas (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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