Winchester

Winchester is a town in the . The town is a good base for exploring the rest of the valley and a picturesque historical site in its own right.
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  • Type: City with 28,100 residents
  • Description: independent city in Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Frederick Town”, “Fredericktown”, “Old Town”, “Opequon”, “Winchester, VA”, and “Winchester, Virginia”
  • Postal codes: 22601 and 22604

Places of Interest

Highlights include Handley Library and Museum of the Shenandoah Valley.

Library
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
is a historic building located at 100 West Piccadilly Street in Winchester, , . Completed in 1913, construction of the Beaux-Arts style building was funded by a wealthy businessman.

Museum
Photo: GustaveCourbet, Public domain.
The is a museum complex located in Winchester, Virginia, that opened in 2005. The institution comprises the museum building designed by architect Michael Graves, the historic , and a surrounding landscape of formal gardens.

Museum
Photo: Joel Bradshaw, CC0.
Abram's Delight is a historic home located in Winchester, . Built in 1754, it is the oldest house in the city. It was owned by the Hollingsworth family for almost 200 years and is typical of the architecture of the Scotch-Irish settlers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kernstown and Albin.

Locality
is an unincorporated community within the independent city of Winchester, , United States. Parts of also lie within .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. lies to the northwest of Winchester on North Frederick Pike. It was also known as Bryarly.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , United States. is located northwest of Winchester along the North Frederick Pike. The community is situated within a gap in Little North Mountain and Flint Ridge.

Winchester

Latitude
39.1852° or 39° 11′ 7″ north
Longitude
-78.1652° or 78° 9′ 55″ west
Population
28,100
Elevation
709 feet (216 metres)
IATA airport code
WGO
United Nations Location Code
US WGO
Open location code
87F35RPM+3W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158658039
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
4794120
Wiki­data ID
Q492355
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Winchester” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وينشستر”
  • Armenian: “Ուինչեսթեր”
  • Bavarian: “Winchester, Virginia”
  • Bavarian: “Winchester”
  • Bulgarian: “Уинчестър”
  • Cebuano: “City of Winchester”
  • Cebuano: “Winchester (kapital sa kondado sa Estados Unidos, Virginia)”
  • Chechen: “Винчестер”
  • Chinese: “温切斯特”
  • Chinese: “溫徹斯特”
  • Croatian: “Winchester, Virginia”
  • Croatian: “Winchester”
  • Czech: “Winchester”
  • Dagbani: “Winchester”
  • Danish: “Winchester”
  • Dutch: “Winchester”
  • Esperanto: “Vinĉestro”
  • Finnish: “Winchester”
  • French: “Municipalité de Winchester”
  • French: “Winchester”
  • German: “Winchester”
  • Gilaki: “وينچستر”
  • Greek: “Γουίντσεστερ”
  • Greek: “Ουίντσεστερ”
  • Haitian: “Winchester, Vijini”
  • Haitian: “Winchester”
  • Hebrew: “ווינצ’סטר”
  • Hungarian: “Winchester”
  • Irish: “Winchester”
  • Italian: “Winchester”
  • Japanese: “ウィンチェスター”
  • Korean: “윈체스터”
  • Ladin: “Winchester”
  • Low German: “Winchester”
  • Malagasy: “Winchester, Virginia”
  • Malagasy: “Winchester”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Winchester”
  • Norwegian: “Winchester”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Wintanceaster on Fǣmnelande”
  • Persian: “وینچستر، ویرجینیا”
  • Persian: “وینچستر”
  • Polish: “Winchester”
  • Portuguese: “Winchester”
  • Romanian: “Winchester, Virginia”
  • Romanian: “Winchester”
  • Russian: “Винчестер (Виргиния)”
  • Russian: “Уинчестер (Виргиния)”
  • Russian: “Уинчестер”
  • Serbian: “Vinčester”
  • Serbian: “Винчестер”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Vinčester”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Winchester, Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Winchester”
  • Slovak: “Winchester”
  • Slovenian: “Winchester”
  • South Azerbaijani: “وینچزتر، ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Winchester (Virginia)”
  • Spanish: “Winchester”
  • Swedish: “Winchester, Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Winchester”
  • Tatar: “Винчестер (Вирджиния)”
  • Tatar: “Винчестер”
  • Turkish: “Winchester, Virginia”
  • Turkish: “Winchester”
  • Ukrainian: “Вінчестер (Вірджинія)”
  • Ukrainian: “Вінчестер”
  • Urdu: “ونچیسٹر، ورجینیا”
  • Urdu: “ونچیسٹر”
  • Vietnamese: “Winchester, Virginia”
  • Vietnamese: “Winchester”
  • Volapük: “Winchester”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Winchester, Virginia”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Winchester”
  • Welsh: “Winchester”
  • Western Frisian: “Winchester”

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