Editing Pomerode (section)

==History and the local language==
Pomerode was founded by [[Pomeranians (German people)|Pomeranians]] in 1861 and is considered the "most typically German of all German towns of southern Brazil".

One very remarkable characteristic about Pomerode is the fact that 90% of its residents speak German.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/oct/02/what-most-emotionally-stable-cities-us|title=What are the most 'emotionally stable' cities in the US?|first=Francesca|last=Perry|date=2 October 2015|work=theguardian.com|access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref> There is also a group of people in the community who speak the [[East Pomeranian dialect]] of [[Low German]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170921125651/https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/p/pomerode/lei-ordinaria/2017/291/2907/lei-ordinaria-n-2907-2017-dispoe-sobre-a-co-oficializacao-da-lingua-pomerana-a-lingua-portuguesa-no-municipio-de-pomerode-sc Lei Nº 2.907, de 23 de maio de 2017] - Dispõe sobre a co-oficialização da língua pomerana à língua portuguesa no município de Pomerode.</ref>