German

German is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the . It is located on the west of the island in the sheading of Glenfaba.
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  • Type: parish of the Isle of Man with 966 residents
  • Description: parish in the Isle of Man
  • Also known as: German, Isle of Man

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tynwald Hill and Laurel Bank.

is situated between the 10th Milestone and 11th Milestone road-side markers on the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey Road between and in the parish of Kirk German in the .

School
Bunscoill Ghaelgagh is a government-run Manx-language in , that has enabled 170 children to learn fluent Manx. As of 2011 it is the only school in the world where children are taught their lessons solely in Manx and which allows children to learn the language fluently.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peel and St John’s.

is a small fishing port and beach resort on the west coast of the . Its main attraction is the castle, occupying an islet linked by road. In 2021 had a population of about 5700.

Village
St John's is a small village in the sheading of Glenfaba in the , in the Island's central valley. It is in the House of Keys constituency of Glenfaba & Peel, which elects two MHKs.

Village
Photo: Manx James, CC0.
is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the . It is located on the west of the island in the sheading of Glenfaba. Administratively, a small part of the area of the historic parish of is now covered by part of the town of . is situated 4½ km southwest of German.

German

Latitude
54.2232° or 54° 13′ 23″ north
Longitude
-4.6291° or 4° 37′ 45″ west
Population
966
Elevation
166 metres (545 feet)
Open location code
9C6Q69FC+79
Geo­Names ID
9782171
Wiki­data ID
Q2734574
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“German” goes by many names.
  • Basque: German (parrokia)
  • Basque: German
  • Cebuano: German (parokya)
  • Cebuano: German
  • Dutch: German
  • French: German
  • German: Carmane
  • German: German (Parochie)
  • German: German
  • Irish: Skeerey Charmane
  • Italian: German
  • Manx: Carmane
  • Manx: Skeerey Charmane
  • Norwegian Bokmål: German
  • Norwegian: German
  • Swahili: German
  • Swedish: German (parish)
  • Swedish: German, Isle of Man

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Beary Park and Glen Helen.

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