Nova Petrópolis

Municipality of Nova Petrópolis
Municipality of Nova Petrópolis
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	Motto: Jardim da Serra Gaúcha (Garden of Serra Gaúcha)
	Coordinates: 29°22′01″S 51°06′00″W / 29.367°S 51.100°W
Country	Brazil
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Government
• Mayor	Régis Luiz Hahn
Area
• Total	291.079 km2 (112.386 sq mi)
Elevation	563 m (1,847 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	19,058
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)	0.847 – high
Website	novapetropolis.rs.gov.br

Nova Petrópolis is a municipality in the Southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The main seat of the municipality is also called Nova Petrópolis. It is located in the Serra Gaúcha region, at 29º22'35" South, 51º06'52" West, about 100 km north of Porto Alegre, the state capital city. Nova Petrópolis is situated at an average altitude of 580m above sea level and covers an area of 293 km².

Settlement

The population of the municipality is around 20,000 people and the majority of the natives are descendants of German-Brazilian immigrants. The German language or Riograndenser Hunsrückisch is still widely spoken in the municipality. Tourism is the main economic activity, followed by the manufacture of wool garments, dairy farming and shoemaking. Nova Petrópolis is one of the towns along the Serra Gaúcha scenic route known as Rota Romântica. The town is also part of the scenic Região das Hortênsias. Some known towns near Nova Petrópolis are Caxias do Sul, Novo Hamburgo, São Leopoldo, Feliz, Gramado, Canela.

Attractions

Nova Petropolis is mainly a historical town, but there are several tourist shops and a maze. There are several rural hostel which are combination farms and lodgings where horse riding being one of their most characteristic attractions. There are several restaurants also.

References

^ "Estimativas - Contagem da População 2007". IBGE. Retrieved 2008-07-11.

External links

[seade_Pop_2010-1] "Estimativas - Contagem da População 2007". IBGE. Retrieved 2008-07-11.

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