Germantown

Germantown is an area in , Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by Palatine, Quaker, and Mennonite families in 1683 as an independent borough, it was absorbed into Philadelphia in 1854.
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Jack Boucher, Public domain.
  • Neighborhood with about 75,900 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 290 feet (90 metres)
  • Description: neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as
    “Germanopolis”
    “Germanton”
    “Germantown, Pennsylvania”
    “Germantown, Philadelphia”

Places of Interest

Discover Vernon-Wister House and First Presbyterian Church of Germantown.
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Historic building
The is a historic house in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Smallbones, Public domain.
Church
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Church

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wister and Morton.
Smallbones, Public domain.
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Smallbones, Public domain.
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Germantown

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Latitude
40.03585° or 40° 2′ 9″ north
Longitude
-75.17468° or 75° 10′ 29″ west
Open location code
87G62RPG+84
Open­Street­Map ID
node 157589804
Open­Street­Map feature
place = neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
5191024
Wiki­data ID
Q279890

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Western Armenian—“Germantown” goes by many names.
DeitscheschteddelBavarian
ДжэмэнтаўнBelarusian
ДжэрмантаўнBelarusian
GermantownCatalan
日耳曼敦Chinese
日耳曼鎮Chinese
日耳曼镇Chinese
GermantownCzech
GermantownDanish
GermantownDutch
GermantownEsperanto
GermantownFinnish
GermantownFrench
GermantownGerman
ΤζέρμανταουνGreek
גרמנטאון, פילדלפיהHebrew
GermantownHungarian
GermantownIrish
GermantownItalian
ジャーマンタウンJapanese
저먼타운Korean
GermantownLatin
GermantownNorwegian
Germantown i PhiladelphiaNorwegian Bokmål
DeitscheschteddelPennsylvania German
GermantownPortuguese
ГермантаунRussian
ДжермантаунRussian
GermantownSlovak
GermantownSlovenian
GermantownSpanish
GermantownSwedish
Germantown, PhiladelphiaSwedish
ҖөрмантаунTatar
GermantownTurkish
ДжермантаунUkrainian
جرمن ٹاؤن، فلاڈیلفیاUrdu
GermantownWelsh
Ճըրմըն ԹաունWestern Armenian

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