Lauro Müller, Santa Catarina

Place in South, Brazil

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Location of Lauro Müller

28°23′34″S 49°23′49″W / 28.39278°S 49.39694°W / -28.39278; -49.39694Country

BrazilRegionSouthState

Santa CatarinaFoundedDecember 6, 1956Government

• MayorSaionara Correa de Carvalho BoraArea

• Total270.508 km² (104.444 sq mi)Elevation

220 m (720 ft)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total15,313 • Density49.4/km² (128/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3) • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)HDI (2000)0.800Websitewww.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 Müller. Müller was an engineer and diplomat in addition to serving two terms as President of Santa Catarina.