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Pennsylvania Dutch Country refers to an area of southeastern Pennsylvania that has a high percentage of Amish, Mennonite and "Fancy Dutch" inhabitants and where the Pennsylvania German language was historically common. The term was used in the middle of the 20th century as a description of a region with a distinctive Pennsylvania Dutch culture, but in recent decades the composition of the population is changing and the phrase is used more now in a tourism context than any other. Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 255 km 455 km 2. ...
Amish couple in a horse-drawn buggy in rural Holmes County, Ohio, the site of one of the largest concentrations of Amish in the United States The Amish are a denomination of Anabaptists, found primarily in the United States and Canada, noted for their restrictions on the use of modern...
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist (Re-baptizers) denominations named after and influenced by the teachings and tradition of Menno Simons (1496-1561). ...
The term Fancy Dutch refers to the Pennsylvania Germans who belonged to the Reformed and Lutheran churches. ...
Pennsylvania German, or Pennsylvania Dutch (Pennsilfaanisch-Deitsch, Pennsilfaani-Deitsch), is a High German variety spoken by 150,000 to 250,000 people in North America. ...
The Pennsylvania Dutch (perhaps more strictly Pennsylvania Deitsch or Pennsylvanian German) are descendants of German speaking immigrants who came to Pennsylvania before 1800. ...
Tourist redirects here; for the album by Athlete, see Tourist (album) Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...
Geographically the area referred to as Dutch country centers around Allentown, Hershey, Lancaster, Reading and York and the surrounding counties. The term "Dutch" is an archaic term for Germans, and refers to the German-speaking origins of some of the earliest European immigrants to the area in the late 17th and 18th centuries. The German-speaking settlers came from a variety of countries and religious backgrounds, but most became assimilated to American language and culture soon after the turn of the twentieth century. The Amish have retained aspects from their 18th-century way of life, including a German dialect, however they have changed significantly in the last two hundred years. Nevertheless, for the Amish change has come slower, and gradually they have became more and more distinctively different as the surrounding rural and urban population of Pennsylvania changed. Motto: Nickname: Map [[Image:|px|Location of Allentown, Pennsylvania]] Political Statistics Founded 1762 Sister Cities {{{sister cities}}} Incorporated County Lehigh County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Ed Pawlowski Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Water 46. ...
Hershey is an unincorporated community within Derry Township in Dauphin County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ...
Lancaster is a city located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ...
City of Reading seal Reading (pronounced red - ing) is the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania. ...
York is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania. ...
German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ...
Until the middle of the 20th century, the region, outside of industrializing cities, was nearly entirely rural, based on an agricultural economy. In the middle of the 20th century, both Amish and non-Amish entrepreneurs began to promote the area as a tourist destination. Though there are still plenty of Amish attempting to follow their traditional way of life, tourism and population growth have significantly changed the appearance and cultural flavor of the area. This area is within 50 miles of Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Harrisburg, and has not escaped the effects of being on the western edge of the East Coast urban confluence from Washington to New York City. In the 1990s Lancaster was one of the fastest growing and most prosperous counties of Pennsylvania. Hispanic migrant farm workers contributed to much of the urban population growth to the cities of Lancaster, Reading and Allentown and now these cities and the counties around them have far more Spanish speakers than "Deutsch" speakers. Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ...
This article is about the city in the US state of Maryland. ...
Downtown Harrisburg Motto: Nickname: Founded c. ...
Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 18th 184,824 km² 385 km 580 km 6. ...
The Empire State Building (right) and the Chrysler Building (left) are easily recognized symbols of New York City to the world. ...
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Seasonal human migration is very common in agricultural cycles. ...
See also
Gettysburg Map The Gettysburg Battlefield was the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, fought in 1863 in and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the county seat of Adams County, which had approximately 2,400 residents at the time. ...
Strasburg Railroad Strasburg Railroad The Strasburg Rail Road, located near Strasburg, Pennsylvania in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a steam locomotive powered heritage railway dating back to 1832. ...
External link - Pennsylvania Dutch Country tourism site
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