Germantown
Germantown is an area in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by Palatine, Quaker, and Mennonite families in 1683 as an independent borough, it was absorbed into Philadelphia in 1854.
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.- 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: Vernon-Wister House and First Presbyterian Church of Germantown.
Vernon-Wister House
Historic building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wister and Morton.
Wister
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.Morton
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.Nicetown–Tioga
Neighborhood
Photo: CTLiotta, Public domain.Germantown
- Categories: borough of Pennsylvania and locality
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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
Places to explore: Northwest Philadelphia and Germantown - Penn Knox.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: C. A. Rowell Department Store and The Trower Building.
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