Dolores is a town in
Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires, officially the Buenos Aires Province, is the largest and most populous Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of the province an ...
, Argentina. It is the
administrative centre
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
for
Dolores Partido.
The town settlement was officially founded by Ramón Lara on 21 August 1817.
2008 March train disaster
On March 9, 2008 an intercity bus from the company El Rápido Argentino collided with a
Ferrobaires passenger train with 250 passengers on board at a
level crossing
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on the Provincial Highway 63 on the outskirts of Dolores, killing seventeen people and injuring at least twenty-five. The bus driver disregarded the railroad crossing signals, which at the time of the accident were operating properly.
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Climate
Dolores has an
Oceanic climate
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* Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
''Cfb'') closely bordering on a
Humid subtropical climate
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(
Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
''Cfa'').
Gallery
File:Dolores train station.jpg, Train station (1880s)
File:Provincia de Buenos Aires - Dolores - Estación.jpg, Train station (2007)
File:CSR at Dolores Buenos Aires.jpg, Train station (2014)
File:Viejo puente de la RN 2 sobre el Canal 9.jpg, Old bridge
File:Calzada viejo puente RN2.jpg, Old bridge (Route 2)
References
External links
Dolores websiteMunicipal websiteDolores AeroclubDos Ombúes - Turismo Natural & CulturalNo a la tala - Group for a healthy and sustainable
Populated places in Buenos Aires Province
Populated places established in 1817
Cities in Argentina
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