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The municipality of Teutônia (27,265 inhabitants in 2010; 179.17 sq. km) is
located in northeastern Rio Grande do Sul, 100 km north of Porto Alegre.
Teutônia was founded by German immigrants, in the wake of the
colonization started in 1824 in São Leopoldo. In 1856, Carlos Schilling led
a first expedition; two years later, the creation of Colony Teutônia was
made official. The "Empresa Empresa Colonizadora Carlos Schilling, Lothar de
la Rue, Jacob Rech, Guilherme Kopp e Companhia", a company set up by
Schilling and his associates, purchased on 26 November 1861 from the
municipality of Taquari a plot of land for the access to the colony. Lothar
de la Rue was appointed in 1862 the first director of the colony. They were
subsequently joined by Swiss and German colonists who had originally settled
in the Corrientes Province, Argentina. However, the main colonization effort
was made by immigrants from São Leopoldo and Santa Catalina, and also from
immigrants coming directly from Pomerania, Saxony, Bohemia and Silesia.
Teutônia became an independent municipality on 24 May 1981, which was
confirmed by State Law No. 7,542 of 8 October 1981. The new municipality was
inaugurated on 31 January 1983.
Ivan Sache, 14 January 2012
The flag and arms of Teutônia, designed by Selby Wallauer, are prescribed by
Municipal Law No. 146 promulgated on 28 April 1986.
Article 2
The
municipal flag of Teutônia is divided into three parts: A green triangle,
covering the upper dexter part, 9 units in vertical side on 14 units in
horizontal side. The other triangle, white, covering the lower sinister part,
with the same dimensions as the first one. A white stripe between the
hypotenuses, charged with the coat of arms surmounted by three white stars.
Article 3.
The division of the rectangle in three parts symbolizes the
Executive, Legislative and Judiciary Powers, of different attributions but
balanced.
§1. Green represents the rural estates scattered over the municipal
territories, soil fertility, the exuberance of crops and forests. It is also a
symbol of honor, civility, courtesy, glee and abundance, and of hope, hope being
green since greening plantations in spring promise profuse harvests.
§2. Red
is a symbol of patriotic love, dedication, intrepidity, courage, valiance and
perseverance.
§3. White is a symbol of peace, friendship, work, prosperity
and Christian spirit.
§4. White and red combined with the shield's black
border recall the colonist's folklore and tradition, who, under the aegis of the
standard of the country they emigrated from, cleared the forests and paved the
way to development. Red and white also refer to the Republicans and the
Federalists who fought in 1891 for the defense of democratic ideals.
§5. The
three stars symbolize the three former districts of the mother municipality,
Estrela [Star], which unified during political emancipation to form the 244th
municipality in Rio Grande do Sul.
Article 4.
In compliance with
heraldic rules, the municipal flag shall have the official dimensions adopted
for the national flag, 14 units in width on 20 units in length.
Article
16.
The coat of arms of Teutônia is described as follows.
On a white field
in oval shape surrounded by two black line separated by a white space, 7 units
in width on 5 units in length, is placed a five-chord lyre. Surmounted by five
towers, the lyre shall be divided into five parts. The first, lower left part
features on celestial blue a typical colonial hut in half-timbered style, in the
background two trees and in foreground a green lawn and small flowering trees.
The second, lower right part features, also on celestial blue, a factory with a
chimney surrounded by ceramic paving. The third, upper right part features a
torch with red flames and an open book resting on a shelf - the field is light
yellow. The fourth part features in foreground on a colored fertile soil a
planting machine and in the center a maize plant flowering and fructifying on a
light yellow background. A pair of shoes on a divergent line are placed on the
lyre's base, surmounting a scroll inscribed in Gothic letters "TEUTÔNIA"
surrounded by years "1858" and "1981".
The coat of arms has the following
symbolic explanation.
a) Teutônia, consecrated as the capital of choral
music, deservedly adopts for the shape of its coat of arms a lyre, which has
been used as their emblem by choral singers since the beginning of the
colonization of the municipality.
b) The crown surmounting the shield is the
universal symbol of coats of arms. Argent with five towers, it classifies a town
represented as "Choirs' Town".
c) The lateral ornaments made of acanthus
leaves of Corinthian origin are the symbols of taste for art.
d) In the first
part, the colonial hut with open door and windows, in half-timber style, an
architectural legacy of the pioneers of German origin, is the symbol of people's
hospitality and benevolence. Celestial blue in the two lower parts symbolizes
the municipality's serene sky and the people's religious spirit, which elevates
to infinity its thought in search of divine protection. Green, as well as the
trees and flowers, is a symbol of flora preservation. Green is a symbol of
honor, civility, glee, abundance, and the symbol of hope, since greening fields
in spring promise profuse harvests.
e) In the second part, the building that
housed the first industry of the former colony symbolizes the business park, the
base of the municipality's income.
f) In the third part, the torch with red
flames symbolizes light dissipating darkness, referring to the municipality's
high rate of alphabetization. The book is a symbol of education and teaching
that are provided to all through community, municipal and state schools. Yellow
in the third and fourth parts is a symbol of knowledge and resources.
g) In
the first part, the planting machine, the plowed land and the maize plant
symbolize the smallholder's system and the farmer's basic work, which
definitively contributes to the development of secondary and tertiary
industries.
Article 17.
The pair of wooden clogs symbolizes
pre-industrial arts and crafts and recall the immigration of 300 Westphalian
families in 1869.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/rs/t/teutonia/lei-ordinaria/1986/15/146/lei-ordinaria-n-146-1986-dispoe-sobre-a-forma-e-apresentacao-dos-simbolos-do-municipio-de-teutonia-e-da-outras-providencias
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Teutônia counts more than 40 societies with more than 1,000 members
promoting choral or instrumental music, including the Teutônia Orchestra, the
Teutônia Youth Orchestra, the Colégio Teutônia Orchestra, the Municipal Choir,
and also diverse groups of folkloric dances and theater.
Teutônia was awarded
the title of "National Capital of Choral Music" by Federal Law No. 13,563
promulgated on 22 December 2017.
https://www.teutonia.rs.gov.br/o-municipio/
Ivan Sache, 7 August 2020
