Linzolo

Linzolo
Linzolo Location in the Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 4°24′44″S 15°6′46″E / 4.41222°S 15.11278°E / -4.41222; 15.11278Coordinates: 4°24′44″S 15°6′46″E / 4.41222°S 15.11278°E / -4.41222; 15.11278
Country	Republic of the Congo
Region	Pool Department

Linzolo is a small town and suburb of Brazzaville in the Pool Department of the Republic of Congo.

History

The town of Linzolo, located 20 km south of Brazzaville and the Livingstone Falls on the Cataractes plateau on the west side of the river, was the chosen site between 1881 and 1883 for the founding of the oldest Catholic Mission in the Congo with that of Loango. The Mission of Linzolo was created on September 22, 1883, and the chapel completed in 1885. It was the oldest building in the country, unfortunately destroyed by fire in recent years. A modern chapel with carved reliefs replaced it.

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