Treze Tílias (German: Dreizehnlinden, literally "Thirteen Lindens") is a municipality located in the state of Santa Catarina, South Region, Brazil. It covers about 185.205 km2 and sits about 470 km from the state capital, Florianópolis. The municipality population estimate for 2020 is 7,991. Treze Tílias was originally created on October 13, 1933, the result of an emigration scheme supported by the Austrian government in Vienna. Dreizehnlinden is known for its maintenance of Austrian culture and language until the present as well as its resistance to Nazi-Germany take-over after Anschluss in 1938.[3]

Treze Tílias
Dreizehnlinden
Municipality of Treze Tílias
Municipality of Dreizehnlinden
Flag of Treze Tílias Dreizehnlinden
Location of Treze Tilias
Location of Treze Tilias
Treze Tílias Dreizehnlinden is located in Brazil
Treze Tílias Dreizehnlinden
Treze Tílias
Dreizehnlinden
Coordinates: 27°00′07″S 51°24′21″W / 27.00194°S 51.40583°W / -27.00194; -51.40583
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
State Santa Catarina
FoundedApril 29, 1963
Government
 • MayorMauro Dresch (PSD)
Area
 • Total
185.205 km2 (71.508 sq mi)
Elevation
796 m (2,612 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
7,991
 • Density29.4/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2010)0.795 – high[2]
Websitewww.trezetilias.sc.gov.br

Founded by Austrian immigrants, the large majority from Tyrol and Vorarlberg, Treze Tílias exhibits an Alpine-influenced timber framing style of architecture. Most residents speak Portuguese and the southern Austro-Bavarian dialect of Austrian German.[citation needed] The economy of Treze Tílias is based on agriculture, tourism, and woodworking.

References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "1933, Dreizehnlinden". hdgö - Haus der Geschichte Österreich (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-03.