Frutillar

Frutillar
Top:Frutillar Lutheran Temple, Frutillar Bajo Dock, (left to right) Middle:View of Llanquihue Lake and Osorno Volcano, Francismo Tolo Monument in Bernando Avenue, Frutillar Reloj Monument, Frutillar Baja German Colonial Museum, Frutillar Baja Lke Theater (Teatro del Lago) (left to lower right) Bottom:View of Lake Llanquihue and Osorno Volcano, from Frutillar Bajo, A heritage house in Frutillar German Colonial Museum (left to right)
Top:Frutillar Lutheran Temple, Frutillar Bajo Dock, (left to right) Middle:View of Llanquihue Lake and Osorno Volcano, Francismo Tolo Monument in Bernando Avenue, Frutillar Reloj Monument, Frutillar Baja German Colonial Museum, Frutillar Baja Lke Theater (Teatro del Lago) (left to lower right) Bottom:View of Lake Llanquihue and Osorno Volcano, from Frutillar Bajo, A heritage house in Frutillar German Colonial Museum (left to right)



Location of Frutillar in the Lagos Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Frutillar
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 41°07′22″S 73°03′29″W / 41.12278°S 73.05806°W / -41.12278; -73.05806
CountryChile
RegionLos Lagos
ProvinceLlanquihue
Founded as23 November 1856
Founded asVilla de Frutillar
Founded byBernardo Phillipi
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeClaus Lindemann
Area
 • Total831.4 km2 (321.0 sq mi)
Elevation
62 m (203 ft)
Population
 (2018 Census)[2]
 • Total19,400
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
 • Urban
9,118
 • Rural
6,407
DemonymFrutillarino
Sex
 • Men8,948
 • Women8,577
Time zoneUTC−4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (CLST)
Area code56 + 65
Websitewww.munifrutillar.cl

Frutillar is a city and commune located in southern Chile, Chilean Patagonia, in Llanquihue Province, within the Los Lagos Region, the lake district. The bay of Frutillar is placed on the banks of Lake Llanquihue, the largest lake entirely within Chile. Frutillar is known as the "City of Music", and since 2017 is part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), becoming the first Chilean city to be nominated, as well as the southernmost Creative City of Music in the world.

Vicente Pérez Rosales
Emil Körner in the uniform of the Army of Chile
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