German School of Montevideo

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Colegio y Liceo Alemán de Montevideo Deutsche Schule Montevideo
Address
Av. Dr. Francisco Soca 1356 Montevideo Uruguay
Coordinates	34°54′17″S 56°09′19″W / 34.9048°S 56.1552°W / -34.9048; -56.1552
Information
Type	Private, bilingual
Motto	"Educando para un mundo mejor" ("Educating for a better world")
Established	1857
Director	Almut Hennings[1]
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Black, red, yellow
Website	dsm.edu.uy
Colegio y Liceo Alemán de Montevideo en 2013.

Colegio y Liceo Alemán de Montevideo (formal Spanish name). (English: German School of Montevideo) is one of the most prestigious schools in Uruguay. It was established in 1857 for the children of German traders, artists, engineers and diplomats living in Montevideo.

Since the second half of the 20th century, this school is located in the neighborhood of Pocitos. And since the end of the century, it has another location at Barra de Carrasco, on Av. Giannattasio (east of Carrasco). The school is also well known for having the best handball team in the country, having won most of the national tournaments.