Amana Colonies
The Amana Colonies are a collection of seven villages in Eastern Iowa, founded by German settlers in 1855. The people in these villages actively maintain many of the cultural traditions of their ancestors.
Photo: Kepper66, Public domain.
- Type: intentional community
- Description: intentional community in Iowa, USA
- Also known as: “Amana (Iowa)” and “Amana Colonies, IA”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Middle Amana and Amana.
Middle Amana
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Amana Colonies
- Category: group of settlements
- Location: Eastern Iowa, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.791° or 41° 47′ 28″ north
Longitude
-91.915° or 91° 54′ 54″ west
Open location code
86HCQ3RM+9X
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dagbani to Spanish—“Amana Colonies” goes by many names.
- Dagbani: “Amana Colonies”
- Dutch: “Amana Colonies”
- French: “colonies Amana”
- French: “Colonies Amana”
- German: “Amana Colonies”
- Gilaki: “آمانا (آیؤوا)”
- Hebrew: “התיישבות אמנה”
- Japanese: “アマナ・コロニーズ”
- Ladin: “Amana”
- Persian: “امانا”
- Serbian: “Амана”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Amana”
- Spanish: “Colonias de Amana”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: West Amana and South Amana.
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