German Colony

The German Colony is an area of established in 1868 as a Christian German Templer Colony in Ottoman Palestine. It was the first of several colonies established by the group in the .
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: Haifa district
  • Also known as: “German Colony, Haifa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Italian Hospital and St. Joseph’s Church.

Hospital
The in Haifa is a medical center administered by the National Association for Assistance to Italian Missionaries. Inaugurated at the current location in 1932-33, the is run by the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who are providing the nursing staff which is also residing in the hospital.

Church
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St. Joseph Church is a Roman Catholic church in the German Colony of , . Administered by the Order of Carmelites, it is the main center of worship for the parish of Haifa within the .

Church
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St. Elijah Cathedral, also called St. Elias Greek-Melkite Cathedral, is the Melkite cathedral in , serving the Greek-Catholics of the Byzantine rite making up the majority of Christians in both Haifa and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wadi Nisnas and Haifa.

Suburb
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is a predominantly Arab neighborhood in the city of , with a population of about 8,000 inhabitants.

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is the third largest city in and the largest city in the north of the country with a population of 282,000. The city is located on Israel's Mediterranean shoreline, on Mount Carmel and at its foot.

Suburb
French Carmel is a neighbourhood of in , located on the western slopes of Mount Carmel. The population is predominantly Jewish.

German Colony

Latitude
32.8217° or 32° 49′ 18″ north
Longitude
34.99118° or 34° 59′ 28″ east
Open location code
8G4PRXCR+MF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 429882373
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q2413425
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“German Colony” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المستعمرة الألمانية”
  • Czech: “Německá kolonie”
  • French: “Colonie allemande”
  • German: “German Colony”
  • Hebrew: “המושבה הגרמנית בחיפה”
  • Hebrew: “המושבה הגרמנית חיפה”
  • Hebrew: “המושבה הגרמנית”
  • Hebrew: “שדרות בן-גוריון”
  • Italian: “Colonia tedesca”
  • Russian: “Немецкая колония”
  • Ukrainian: “Німецька колонія (Хайфа)”
  • Ukrainian: “Німецька колонія”

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Localities in the Area

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