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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  • Type: Neighborhood with 10,700 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as: “Germanopolis”, “Germanton”, “Germantown, Pennsylvania”, and “Germantown, Philadelphia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vernon-Wister House and First Presbyterian Church of Germantown.

Historic building
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The is a historic house in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1803 by James Matthews, from whom John Wister purchased it in 1812.

Church
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Church
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wister and Morton.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in , , United States. It is bounded by Chelten Avenue to the north, Germantown Avenue to the west, Belfield Avenue to the east, and Street to the south.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in , , United States. It is located south of West Oak Lane, east of Mount Airy, and west of North Broad Street.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the section of the city of , , U.S. It comprises two smaller, older neighborhoods, Nicetown and Tioga, although the distinction between the two is rarely emphasized today.

Germantown

Latitude
40.03585° or 40° 2′ 9″ north
Longitude
-75.17468° or 75° 10′ 29″ west
Population
10,700
Elevation
292 feet (89 metres)
Open location code
87G62RPG+84
Open­Street­Map ID
node 157589804
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
5191024
Wiki­data ID
Q279890
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Western Armenian—“Germantown” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Deitscheschteddel”
  • Belarusian: “Джэмэнтаўн”
  • Belarusian: “Джэрмантаўн”
  • Catalan: “Germantown”
  • Chinese: “日耳曼敦”
  • Chinese: “日耳曼鎮”
  • Chinese: “日耳曼镇”
  • Czech: “Germantown”
  • Danish: “Germantown”
  • Dutch: “Germantown”
  • Esperanto: “Germantown”
  • Finnish: “Germantown”
  • French: “Germantown”
  • German: “Germantown”
  • Greek: “Τζέρμανταουν”
  • Hebrew: “גרמנטאון, פילדלפיה”
  • Hungarian: “Germantown”
  • Irish: “Germantown”
  • Italian: “Germantown”
  • Japanese: “ジャーマンタウン”
  • Korean: “저먼타운”
  • Latin: “Germantown”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Germantown i Philadelphia”
  • Norwegian: “Germantown”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Deitscheschteddel”
  • Portuguese: “Germantown”
  • Russian: “Германтаун”
  • Russian: “Джермантаун”
  • Slovak: “Germantown”
  • Slovenian: “Germantown”
  • Spanish: “Germantown”
  • Swedish: “Germantown, Philadelphia”
  • Swedish: “Germantown”
  • Tatar: “Җөрмантаун”
  • Turkish: “Germantown”
  • Ukrainian: “Джермантаун”
  • Urdu: “جرمن ٹاؤن، فلاڈیلفیا”
  • Welsh: “Germantown”
  • Western Armenian: “Ճըրմըն Թաուն”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include C. A. Rowell Department Store and The Trower Building.

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