German Colony

The German Colony is a neighborhood in , established in the second half of the 19th century as a German Templer colony in Palestine. Today "the Moshava", as it is popularly known, is an upscale neighborhood bisected by Street, an avenue lined with trendy shops, restaurants, and cafes.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighborhood in Jerusalem, originally built by the German Templars
  • Also known as: “German Colony, Jerusalem”, “HaMoshava HaGermanit”, “Německá kolonie”, and “המושבה הגרמנית בירושלים”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Nature Museum and Gehenna.

Museum
Photo: Valentina Nelin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Meadow
Photo: Michal.lvn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Gehinnom is a Biblical toponym that has…

Movie theater
Photo: Gellerj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a movie theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greek Colony and Baka.

Suburb
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The is a neighborhood in , bordering the German Colony and .

Suburb
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood in southern .

Suburb
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or Talbiyeh, officially Komemiyut…

German Colony

Latitude
31.76439° or 31° 45′ 52″ north
Longitude
35.22055° or 35° 13′ 14″ east
Elevation
747 metres (2,451 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ67C+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2081525608
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7535948
Wiki­data ID
Q2916474
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“German Colony” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المستعمرة الألمانية”
  • Catalan: “Colònia Alemanya”
  • Chinese: “德国定居点”
  • Chinese: “德国殖民地”
  • Chinese: “德国耶路撒冷定居点”
  • Chinese: “德國殖民地”
  • Czech: “Ha-Mošava ha-Germanit”
  • Czech: “Německá Kolonie”
  • Dutch: “German Colony”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المستعمره الالمانيه”
  • French: “Colonie allemande”
  • German: “Deutsche Kolonie”
  • German: “German Colony”
  • Hebrew: “המושבה הגרמנית”
  • Hungarian: “Német kolónia”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “German Colony”
  • Norwegian: “German Colony”
  • Polish: “Ha-Moszawa ha-Germanit”
  • Polish: “Kolonia Niemiecka”
  • Spanish: “Colonia Alemana”
  • Turkish: “Alman Kolonisi”
  • Urdu: “جرمن کالونی، یروشلم”
  • Yiddish: “דייטשע קאלאניע”

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