Gerli

Gerli is a city divided between the districts of Lanús and Avellaneda in the southern zone of Greater Buenos Aires, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in what was formerly known as Paraje del Ombú de Preciado, which is also cited as Ombú Preciado or Ombú Despreciado.

Gerli has a total of 7.30 km², of which 3.69 km² are within the district of Lanús and 3.61 km² are part of the district of Avellaneda.

The inhabitants of Gerli have significant mobility in the area, since it has, in addition to the Gerli station of the Roca Railway, various bus lines, these being: 33 37 45 51 74 79 85 100 154 178 271 277 295 354 373

Geography

Limits

Within the district of Lanús, Gerli is delimited by the following streets: Brazil, its continuation: Teodoro Sánchez de Bustamante, Coronel Lacarra, Camino General Belgrano, General Madariaga, Avenida Presidente Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín (formerly called Gral. Martín Rodríguez), its continuation Avenida Remedios de Escalada de San Martín, Avenida Presidente Bernardino Rivadavia to Brazil.

Within the district of Avellaneda, it is delimited by the following streets: Teodoro Sánchez de Bustamante, Coronel Lacarra, Camino General Belgrano, Diagonal Eva Perón (ex General Pinto), Suipacha, Cangallo, General Deheza, Los Pozos, San Lorenzo, Avenida Crisólogo Larralde (ex Agüero), Gutenberg, Martín José de la Serna; and along Hipólito Yrigoyen Avenue to Teodoro Sánchez de Bustamante

Neighborhoods

Between parentheses: year of foundation

History

In the XVII century part of the land that had belonged to Juan Torres de Vera y Aragón was acquired by Pedro Rojas and Acevedo, who produced hides and fats.

Between 1825 and 1855 the area in question known as “Paraje del Ombú Preciado”, thus appearing in the census ordered by the Buenos Aires governor, Brigadier General Juan Manuel de Rosas, on February 19 of 1838, with a rural population of some ninety souls. The first settlement of importance would be the so-called Pueblito Echenagucía, today Villa Echenagucía, when the lands of the Quinta “Los sauces” of Mariano Echenagucía were divided as of December 17, 1894, for which the Villa Echenagucía is the oldest neighborhood in current Gerli. The outskirts, populated by extensive farms, were divided to allow the formation of new population centers: Villa Fischer (today within West Gerli) in 1900, Villa Garbarino in 1905, Villa Aurora in 1908, Villa Angélica in 1910, Villa Moss in 1911, Villa Isabel and Villa Ideal in 1912, Villa Argentina, Villa Iris and Villa Calcagnino in 1913 and in 1914 the now populous Villa Modelo.

Its foundation itself was dictated on March 30, 1909 with the approval of the subdivision of the lands by the Deliberative Council of Avellaneda. Antonio Gerli was the owner of those lands and had requested to divide them. On August 6, the part of Gerli located in the Lanús district is declared a city. The first parishes were inaugurated in 1928 and baptized with the name of San Antonio de Padua Chapel, today San Antonio de Padua Parish, in the Villa Echenagucía area, and Cardenal Ferrari Chapel, today San José de los Obreros Parish, in the Villa Angelica. The railway station dates from May 16, 1910, as "Parada Gerli", being known five years before as "Apeadero Piñeiro", adopting the official name of Estación Gerli three years later: January 4, 1913 by decree of the provincial government.

In 1911, the “Pablo Spínola” first aid room was inaugurated, later called Hospital Vecinal de Villa Porvenir, and two years later the Teatro La Mosca, which later became the Cine Madrid and operated until 1928. Both in the area of Villa Porvenir. The East Gerli First Aid Room was inaugurated on April 5, 1927 and the West Gerli First Aid Room, today West Gerli Neighborhood Hospital, on October 17, 1933.

On July 12, 1930, a machinist raised the Bosch Bridge to allow the passage of the boat “Itaka”. Tram No. 75 of line 105, which was passing by, did not stop in time and fell into the Riachuelo. Many residents of Gerli, Piñeiro and Lanús died in this tragic accident.

In 1944, with the creation of the Lanús Party, Gerli was divided: the southeast sector became part of the new district, while the rest continued to belong to Avellaneda.

On November 1, 1967, workers and union delegates from the city created "Nuestro Mundo," the first homosexual group in Argentina and South America. It is from this fact that month is taken as the "month of pride" and the LGBT Pride March of Buenos Aires is held

On November 11, 2005, the first bill for the recognition of the new Municipality of Gerli was presented to the Legislature of the Province of Buenos Aires.

Population

Gerli has 64,340 inhabitants. (2001), distributed as follows: 31,090 inhabitants in the part of Avellaneda and 33,250 in the part of Lanús, thus resulting in a density of 9,151 inhab./ km². This represents 9% and 7% of the total for each party respectively. In both parties, Gerli is the 5th locality by number of inhabitants, although this represents the last place in Lanús and in Avellaneda there are three lower localities.

In the previous census, there were 69,365 (1991) (Avellaneda 33,255 and Lanús 36,110), so that in the ten years between the last censuses the population decreased by 7.2% (6.5% in Avellaneda and 7.9% in Lanús).

Municipal Delegation

Gerli only has a Municipal Delegation from the Partido de Avellaneda, inaugurated on August 10, 1987 through Municipal Ordinance No. 7912/87. It is located at 1947 Basavilbaso street, between Campichuelo and Cangallo de Gerli Este, in the old building where the well-remembered Banco de Ojos (Ophthalmological Hospital) operated in the 1970s.

Its Municipal Delegates since then were: Emilio Arispe (UCR), Jorge Schuver (UCR), Edgardo R. Bacigalupo (UCR), Dr. Jorge José Lorenzo (PJ), Ricardo Lorenzo (PJ), Emilio Arispe (UCR), Alfonso Lamarmora (PJ), Amanda Beatriz de Marzo (PJ) and Gisella Sabrina Salerno (FPV).

Volunteer Firefighters

The Society of Volunteer Firefighters of Echenagucía-Gerli was founded on January 12, 1923 as "Volunteer Firefighters and First Aid of the Villas Garbarino, Modelo, Echenagucía and Progreso de Echenagucía".

It has its Headquarters at 730 Heredia Street, Gerli Este, telephone numbers 4204-3113 and 4204-7748.

On January 16, 1993, Detachment No. 1 "La Mosca" at Avenida Hipólito Yrigoyen 1702 (ex Pavón) corner of De la Serna de Gerli Oeste, telephone 4208-5550, which also covers the neighboring neighborhood of Villa Porvenir.

The area of Gerli Este, within the district of Lanús, is within the jurisdiction of the Volunteer Firefighters of Lanús (East); the neighborhoods of Villa Argentina, Villa Oyuela and Villa Marconi are within the jurisdiction of the Sarandí Volunteer Firefighters, and the Gerli Oeste area, within the Lanús district, is within the jurisdiction of the Lanús Oeste Volunteer Firefighters.

Police

The 6th Gerli Police Station is located at 1151 Carabelas street in Gerli Este, Tel. Echenagucía.

The Villa Echenagucía Police Detachment had been inaugurated on August 17, 1929 at 1147 Güemes Street, almost on the corner of Cdte. Lucena, then passing by Tte street. Col. Lafuente 1269, where it worked between 1944 and 1971. When it was transferred that year to its current address at Carabelas 1151, it already had the rank of Sub-Commissioner, being promoted to Gerli 6th Police Station on October 1, 1986.

In Gerli Este, Lanús district, the Villa Angélica Police Detachment existed between 1913 and 1972, first in Bustamante and Lafayette, later in Nelson 2346 (today Periodista Prieto 346), being eradicated that year and leaving this area unprotected an area that, since then, depends on the 2nd Police Station of Lanús Este, more than two kilometers away.

There are two projects from 1986, 1999 and 2002 to reinstate the Police Detachment in Gerli Este, now with the rank of Gerli Este 11th Police Station, dependent on the Lanús Department.

Civil registration

It has two civil registries: Gerli Este (Lanús Party) at Avenida Presidente Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín (former Gral. Rodríguez) 1698 esquina Córdoba - (1823) Gerli - Tel. 4247-9143, inaugurated on the 17th of April 1985; while the Gerli-Avellaneda Civil Registry is located at Calle Basavilbaso 1947 - (1869) Gerli, Tel. 4204-1218, inaugurated on August 11, 1987.

Media

The city of Gerli has two important means of communication, written press, something that characterized it from its beginnings as a town. Currently there is the weekly El Puente, founded on November 5, 1971 by Lulo El Fasah de Fasah, who is the Dean of the Gerlian press, and the newspaper Prensa Libre, founded on September 11, 1998 by Aníbal López Guerra.

Neighborhood institutions

Social and sports clubs

The city of Gerli has a total of 25 social and sports clubs in all its neighborhoods, the oldest being El Porvenir (1915), Villa Modelo (1920), Juventud Independiente (1927) and Los Once Luceros (1928).:

• Club Atlético Deportivo Villa Model, Limay 1615 esq. De la Serna, Gerli Este, Tel. 4205-7953/8584
• Club Juventud Independiente, Paraguay 297 esq. Santiago del Estero, West Gerli.

Los Once Luceros Social and Sports Club, Vélez Sársfield 1674, Gerli Este, Tel. 4265-1089

Portela Social and Sports Club, Presidente Perón 858, Gerli Oeste, Tel. 4240-7549

Amor y Lucha Cultural and Recreational Center, Camino Gral. Belgrano 902, Tel. 3971-9601

Los Unidos Cultural and Sports Center, Skip 369 and Col. Burela 1560, Gerli East

Villa Ideal Social Cultural and Sports Club, De la Serna 1858, Gerli Este, Tel. 4205-2979

Villa Argentina Social and Sports Club, Salta 1789 esq. Caravels, Gerli Este.

Villa Heredia Cultural and Sports Social Club, De la Serna 1202 esq. Donovan, Gerli East, Tel. 4205-9301

General Belgrano Social and Sports Club, Ushuaia 417, Gerli Este, Tel. 4205-5050

Germinal de Gerli Social and Sports Club, Arenales 679, Gerli West, Tel. 4225-5039

Bouchard Social and Sports Club, Bouchard 1435, Gerli East, Tel. 4225-1437

Club Atlético Estrella de Echenagucía, Lacarra Avenue 1101, Gerli East.

Los Rojos de Villa Garbarino Social and Sports Club, Cdte. Lucena 971, Gerli Este.

9 de Julio Social and Sports Club, Brasil 380 corner San Martín, Gerli Oeste.

The Future Club, Blanco Encalada 400, West Gerli, Tel. 2077-6458

Estrella Juniors Athletic Club, Salta 780 corner Blanco Encalada, Gerli Este

Villa Otamendi Sports and Social Club, Hector Guidi 541, Gerli Este.

Reconquista Sports Club, Bustamante Avenue 1023, Gerli East.

Cultural Social Club and Dep. El Fortín de Villa Aurora, Camino Gral. Belgrano 1246, Gerli Este

El Expreso Social Sports and Cultural Club, Avenida de la Serna 979, Gerli Este.

CI-DE-CO (Community Circle), Col. Bueras 1177, Gerli Este, Tel. 4225-8366 and 4225-2414

Youth Social and Sports Club of Villa Mercado, Reconquista 1368 corner Heredia, Gerli Este.

El Sauce Social and Sports Club, Gibraltar 1700 esq. De la Serna, Villa Marconi

El Faro Social and Recreational Club, Catamarca 1038, Gerli Oeste, Tel. 4218-4446

Cultural centers

In the city of Gerli there are five cultural centers, all of them founded in the last decade of this century, where cultural, recreational and social activities take place:

Cultural Center "Enrique Santos Discépolo", Bustamante Avenue 1057 - (1823) Gerli Este.

Cultural Center "Our America", Donovan 1702 corner Carabelas - (1869) Gerli Este.

Cultural and Sports Center "María Delia Matute", Presidente Sarmiento 2102 esq. Caxaraville - (1869) Gerli Este.

"Juana Azurduy" Cultural Center, Victoriano Montes 2020 esq. Campichuelo - (1869) Gerli West.

"Azucena Villaflor" Cultural Center, Güemes 1411 near the corner of Helguera - (1869) Gerli Este.

Promotion companies

There are currently in the city of Gerli about twenty among promoters, in as many of its neighborhoods, the oldest being Villa Angélica (1914), Villa Modelo (1918) and Villa Echenagucía (1919):

Villa Angelica, Republic of Lebanon 363 - (1823) Gerli East

Model Villa, Limay 1234 - (1869) Gerli Este - Tel/Fax: 4204-2651

Villa Echenagucía, Elizalde 1545 - (1869) Gerli Este.

Villa Sarmiento, Damonte 753 - (1823) Gerli Este - Tel. 4249-9993

Villa Argentina, De la Serna 2022 - (1869) Gerli Este.

Villa Hunter-Gerli West, Bolaños 106 corner Arenales - (1823) Gerli West.

Villas San Martin and Ideal, President Sarmiento 2064 - (1869) Gerli Este.

Gerli East's Honor and Strength, Florencio Varela 2198 (1869) Gerli Este.

Villa Market, Elizalde 1132 - (1869) Gerli Este.

General Manuel Belgrano (ex Villa Moss), Bolaños 1725 - (1823) Gerli Este.

Villa Dorado and Surroundings, Elizalde 1796 - (1869) Gerli Este.

Villa Oyuela, Helguera 1570 - (1869) Gerli Este.

Villa Otamendi, Maure 2060 - (1823) Gerli Este - Tel. 4225-4017.

Happy Idea, Artigas 28, The Fly - (1869) Gerli Oeste

Villa Fischer, Santiago del Estero 659 - (1823) Gerli West.

Villa Marconi, General Acha 1726 - (1872) Villa Marconi.

General Madariaga, Juan B. Justo 200, Barrio Obrero No. 2 (1823) Gerli Este

Aguero neighborhood, Agüero y Gral. Paz, House 114 - (1869) Gerli Este

and Community Action Barrio La Maquinita, Avda. Presidente Alfonsín esq. Madariaga - (1823) Gerli Este

Neighborhood meetings

There are also some 16 neighborhood councils:

Campichuelo Channel of Villa Argentina, Campichuelo 1922 - (1869) Gerli Este.

Plaza Ricardo Rojas Neighborhood Council, Cdte. Mamberti 370 - (1823) Gerli East.

Neighborhood Council November 15th neighborhood, Limay 1867, Model Focus - (1869) Gerli Este.

La Maquinita Neighborhood Union and Mothers Club, Avda. Presidente Alfonsín y Madariaga, La Maquinita neighborhood

Neighborhood Council "Free Time", General Acha 1726 - (1872) Villa Marconi

Este Gerli Neighborhood Council, Damonte 150 - (1823) Gerli Este - Tel. 4203-1246

Commission for Dry Feet, President Sarmiento 2064 - (1869) Gerli Este.

Plaza La Conquistadora Maintenance Commission, Oncative 2052 - (1869) Gerli East

Pro-Puente Neighborhood Commission in De la Serna, Pinedo 1456 - (1869) Gerli Este - Tel. 4203-3871

De la Serna Park Cooperating Association, De la Serna 161, La Mosca - (1869) Gerli West

Associ. Coop. Playground "Tacuarí Drum", Gral. Paz y Agüero, Barrio Agüero - (1869) Gerli Este

Martín García Neighborhood Council, Diagonal Martín García 1276 - (1869) Gerli Este

Asociación Cooperadora Plaza "Cholo García", Campichuelo and O'Higgins - (1869) Gerli Este

Villa Marconi Neighborhood Council, Diagonal Pinto, House 36 - (1872) Villa Marconi

Plaza "Ferré" Neighborhood Council, Gral. Ferré 1302 corner Heredia - (1872) Villa Marconi.

Villa Spinola Neighborhood Forum, P. R and Acevedo 892. (1824) Villa Spinola. Cell 1135536703

Retiree Centers

In the City of Gerli there are a total of 20 centers for retirees and pensioners, being that of Villa Angélica, founded on July 10, 1981, the oldest of all:

VILLA ANGELICA, Republic of Lebanon 363, (1823) Gerli East

"GIVE LOVE", Caravels 1560, (1869) Gerli Este, Tel. 4203-2448

"GERLI 1", Basavilbaso 1947, (1869) Gerli Este, Tel. 4204-0058

Soc. Ft. VILLA SARMIENTO, Damonte 753, (1823) Gerli Este, Tel. 4249-2022

FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS OF GERLI, Reconquest 1991, (1869) Gerli Este, Tel. 4204-1773

"DR. NICOLAS AVELLANEDA" (Villa Echenagucía), Lafuente 1250, (1869) Gerli Este, Tel. 4205-1424

VILLA OTAMENDI, Col. Burela 2031, (1823) Gerli Este, Tel. 4240-3575

VILLA HUNTER, Blanco Encalada 400, (1823) West Gerli, Tel. 4225-4254

WEST GERLI, Alfredo Palacios 835, (1823) West Gerli, Tel. 4225-8974

GENERAL BELGRANO, Ushuaia 319, (1869) Gerli Este, Tel. 4204-1715

SAN PEDRO ARMENGOL, Col. Burela 125, (1823) West Gerli, Tel. 4225-7650

GENERAL BELGRANO SQUARE, Col. Forets 2279, (1869) West Gerli, Tel. 4218-2885

GENERAL MADARIAGA (Villa Moss), Bolaños 1735, (1823) Gerli Este, Tel. 4247-0746

HAPPY IDEA, Artigas 28, (1869) West Gerli, Tel. 4228-7714

AGUERO NEIGHBORHOOD, Agüero and Gral. Paz, (1869) Gerli Este

VILLA MARCONI, Gral. Acha 1726, (1869) Gerli Este

VILLA HEREDIA, Avda. de la Serna 1202, (1869) Gerli Este, Tel. 4204-9594

HUGO DEL CARRIL, Bouchard 1926, (1823) Gerli Este, Tel. 4249-8698

CLARITY, Senator Pallares 747, (1823) West Gerli, Tel. 4225-6694

FRIENDS OF PLAZA FERRÉ, Heredia 2801 corner Ferré, (1872) Villa Marconi

Popular Libraries

"Aurora Social" (founded January 1, 1912), Camino Gral. Belgrano 902 - (1869) Gerli Este

"Juan Bautista Alberdi" (founded May 1, 1913), Limay 1234 - (1869) Gerli Este - Tel. 4204-2651

"Domingo Faustino Sarmiento" (founded in 1919), Elizalde 1545 corner List Passage - (1869) Gerli Este

"Growing Together" from Villa Mercado, Elizalde 1132 - (1869) Gerli Este

"Pedro Risso" from Villa Echenagucía, Lt. Col. Lafuente 1250 - (1869) Gerli Este - Tel. 4205-1424

"Gioconda de Zábatta" from Villa Marconi, General Acha 1726 - (1869) Villa Marconi

"Enrique Del Valle Iberlucea" of Villa Modelo, Avenida de la Serna 710 - (1869) Gerli Este - Tel. 4203-4469

"José Domingo Bogado" from the Aguero neighborhood, Agüero and Gral. Paz, Barrio Agüero - (1869) Gerli Este

"Blas Parera" from Villa Hunter, Bolaños 106 corner Arenales - (1823) Gerli West

Other institutions

This town also has another twenty institutions.

Traditionalist center "Fortín General Roca", Prieto 1000 - (1869) Gerli East

Commercial, Industrial and Neighborhood Center of Gerli, Lacarra Avenue 1633 - (1869) Gerli East

Commercial, Industrial and Professional Chamber of Gerli, Bustamante Avenue 655 - (1823) Gerli East

Scout Group No. 316 San Pedro Armengol, Colonel Burela 31 - (1823) Gerli West.

Rotary Club of Gerli, Councilor Noya 570 - (1823) Gerli West

Rotary Club of Gerli East, Cdte. Mamberti 656 - (1823) Gerli East

Gerli West Lions Club, Alfredo Palacios 1047 - (1823) Gerli West

Alcoholics Anonymous - Gerli Group, Col. Burela 31 - (1823) Gerli West

Juan XXIII Home, Cangallo 421 - (1869) Gerli East

Kilo 5 Railroad Union, Gral. Pinedo 1585, Villa Modelo - (1869) Gerli Este

Salesian Exploration Movement Battalion No. 51 "Nicolás Avellaneda", Salta 1515 - (1869) Gerli East

Salvation Army -Gerli Corps-, Bustamante Avenue 1025 - (1823) Gerli Este.

Scout Group No. 2 Cardenal Ferrari, Republic of Lebanon 332 - (1823) Gerli Este.

November 15th Neighborhood Mothers Club, Arenales 1717, Model Focus - (1869) Gerli Este

Mothers Club Merciful Jesus, Heredia and Three Sergeants - (1869) Gerli Este

Social and Cultural Circle 'Rincón Amigo', Rio de Janeiro 559 - (1823) Gerli Oeste - Tel. 4240-5835

Center for Political and Social Studies "Héctor H. Volpe", Pallares 638 esq. Pje. Congress - (1823) Gerli West

General Belgrano Community Center, Madariaga 116 esq. Camino Gral. Belgrano - Villa Sapito

Gerli Neighborhood Cooperator, Avenida Lacarra 1852 - (1869) Gerli Este - Tel. 4203-1694

Gerli Autonomy Movement (MAGe), Damonte 310 - (1823) Gerli Este - Tel. 4203-2394

PUPI Foundation (For An Integrated Piberío), Bouchard 35 - (1823) Gerli West - Tel. 4241-9100

"Count On Me" Foundation, O'Higgins 1751 - (1869) Gerli East

Associ. San José Cooperator (La Conquistadora Parish), Anatole France 1877 - (1869) Gerli East

Popular Civil Association, Anatole France 2095 corner Caxaraville - (1869) Gerli Este

Gerli East First Aid Room, Camino General Belgrano 615 corner Lacarra - (1823) Gerli Este - Tel: 4265-4951

Featured Gerlians

• Ricardo Wullicher: Film director and producer, debuted at 24 years of age That's right., long film winner of International Festivals, applauded by criticism and public. In his long and fruitful career are titles like Borges for Millions, Mercedes Sosa, like a free bird, Saverio the cruel and The ship of the madmen; it was the producer of Nine Queens, Dibu, my family is a drawing and the Argentine part of the film EvitaAlan Parker. He doesn't miss a chance to remember the neighborhood he grew up in, Gerli, where he spent his childhood.
• Ricky Espinosa: singer of the band punk rock Flema. Among his songs, he highlights “The Girls of Gerli”.
• The producer and screenwriter Pedro Saborido is another native. There he spent his childhood, adolescence and youth. In his project with Diego Capusotto, a TV show, a radio show, a book and a film, permanent references are made to the locality, where they find in fiction the «Pizzeria “The Sons of Puta”» and the «Heladería “Los Dos Gustos”». In addition, Capusotto and Saborido have expressed their support for the Gerli Autonomy Movement in their TV show.

I always say that Gerli is like a great catalogue of revokes. Some came to the thick revoke, others at the end, see the twisted irons of an Argentina in social promotion. That at one point was cut off with menemism. The idea that the son is going to be better than the father. Pedro Saborido

• Eladia Blázquez: singer and tango composer. He dedicated to the neighborhood the famous song «Heart looking south».
• Norberto Verea: sports journalist, ex-futbolist, trainer and radio conductor known as "The Russian».
• Laura Bove: actress, playwright, teacher and theatre director, who currently personally runs her own acting school.
• Stella Maris Lanzani: film, theatre and television actress.
• Antonio Imbelloni: ex-futbolist, recognized front of the San Lorenzo de Almagro Athletic Club.
• Valentin Suárez: politician and sports leader, who presided over the Argentine Football Association between 1949 and 1953, of which he was an interventor between 1966 and 1967. He was also a historic leader of the Banfield Athletic Club.
• Facundo Vallejos: native singer of Gerli, of the neighborhood of Villa Angélica, musician, actor, and teacher.
• Sergio Martín Grasso: More known as Marcianos Crew, born on December 20, 1980.
• Antonio Schweinheim: More known as Toni. Born on 5 May 1984. Drawing writer and writer. Draw for the newspaper El Tribuno de Salta, Don Patadon, among other means. He acted on the Uncodered Danger program on several occasions.

Municipal autonomy

MAGe

The City of Gerli has been claiming since 2005 its recognition as a new municipality in the province of Buenos Aires, as well as fifty other towns in Buenos Aires. The initiative was born through the MAGe, Movement for the Autonomy of Gerli, which, founded in November 2001, has been fighting since then for the Gerlian independence of the current districts of Avellaneda and Lanús. The project for this purpose has been in parliamentary status in the provincial legislature since 2005. Likewise, MAGe is a member of the Provincial Association for the Recognition of New Municipalities, made up of some 60 towns, cities and cities in Buenos Aires that are demanding their recognition as new municipality. In the period 2013-2015 the owner of this nucleation is Aníbal López Guerra for MAGe.

Flag of the city of Gerli

Flag of Gerli.

The “tricolor” Gerlian Flag was approved on Sunday, March 31, 2002, and officially presented at the party for the 93 years of the city of Gerli in the hall of the Amor y Lucha Cultural and Recreational Center. The initiative was carried out by MAGe, which presented six different models of flags with the colors sky-blue and white, as the national flag, and those of Sportivo Gerli (1917), the first soccer team in the town, and black, which It is present in the oldest clubs El Porvenir (1915) and Villa Modelo (1920). In the center of the flag is the Ombú de Preciado, a name that Gerli carried between 1820 and 1852, approximately, and was reflected in the Census ordered by Rosas in 1838.

The choice was made by the students of the schools No. 8 "Our Lady of Mercy" of Gerli Oeste, No. 21 "Fray Justo Santa María de Oro" of Gerli Oeste, No. 23 "Freedom School Frigate" by Gerli Este, No. 24 “Fray Cayetano Rodríguez” by Gerli Este, No. 37 “Río de la Plata” by Gerli Este, No. 40 “Republic of Portugal” by Gerli Este, No. 45 "Manuel Belgrano" by Gerli Este, No. 60 "Comandante Luis Piedrabuena" of Gerli Este, The Assumption College of Gerli Este, Gerli No. 4 Middle School, as well as 10 Gerlian boys from the María Auxiliadora de Avellaneda School.

At the anniversary party, she was presented and blessed by Father Abel María Abregú, from the San Pedro Armengol Parish of West Gerli, with the Honor Guard of the Echenagucía-Gerli Volunteer Firefighters.

We can say that after this fact, that Gerli approved his Flag in 2002, the party of Cañuelas, the party of Lomas de Zamora, the Lanús party, and Almirante Brown's party, for which reason Gerli was a pioneer on this issue in the southern zone of Greater Buenos Aires.

Gerli's Shield

Created and approved on March 29, 1996.

In March 1996, on the occasion of the celebrations for the 87th. anniversary of the city of Gerli, the Municipal Delegation of Gerli and the Gerli Neighborhood Council organized a contest to create the Gerli Shield, the winner being the one presented by the late Gerlian plastic artist Teodosio Piaskoski, better known by the pseudonym "Coya"., whose reputation as a filleter was recognized both nationally and internationally.

It will be approved on the night of March 29, 1996, at a meeting held at the Villa Mercado Promotion and Culture Society, located at Elizalde 1132, Gerli Este, with the presence of representatives of all intermediate entities of Gerli, in addition to the Justice of the Peace of Avellaneda, Dr. Julio Battafarano.

Features

In it, Work is symbolized, with a gear in its upper part, and in its inner part the pioneering families, factories and family homes. In its center the traditional Gerli Bridge, and below the Ombú de Preciado and the milk jar, as the main trade of the ancient Gerlian settlers.

Parishes of the Catholic Church in Gerli in the Lanús district

Parishes of the Catholic Church in Gerli in the Avellaneda district