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Consider a drive to the neighboring communities of Sugarcreek and Berlin to charge your Yuletide spirit. Community Spotlight: Get in the Yuletide spirit in Sugarcreek and Berlin in Amish Country ...
Sugarcreek is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States.The population was 2,373 at the 2020 census.It is known as "The Little Switzerland of Ohio." [4] Located in Ohio's Amish Country, the village is part of a large regional tourism industry. [5]
More tourists visit Berlin, permanent population 685, than any other town in Ohio Amish Country. [29]: 83 Berlin was the first town in Ohio to market the Amish to tourists. [29]: 83 Berlin's business district is large, with as of 2012 more than 40 shops, 10 hotels, and multiple restaurants large and small.
Gerber said for a more in-depth understanding of the Amish and their culture, she hands visitors a brochure and sends them to Behalt, the Amish Mennonite Heritage Center on County Road 77 in Berlin.
More tourists visit Berlin, permanent population 685, than any other town in Ohio Amish Country. [14]: 83 Berlin was the first town in Ohio to market the Amish to tourists. [14]: 83 Berlin's business district is large, with as of 2012 more than 40 shops, 10 hotels, and multiple restaurants large and small.
A large Amish community of about 36,000 exists in Northeast-Central Ohio, centered on Holmes County and extending into surrounding counties. [39] The Holmes Old Order Amish affiliation, with 140 church districts out of 221 in the Holmes County Amish settlement in 2009, is the main and dominant Amish affiliation. [40]
Amish youth groups listening to a tour guide at Behalt. The center houses Behalt, a 10 ft x 265 ft cyclorama, [10] [11] also known as a mural-in-the-round, illustrating the heritage of the Amish and Mennonite people from their origin in Switzerland (circa 1525) to the present day.
It is located in a tri-county area of Northeast Ohio that is home to the nation's largest population of Amish, some 56,000 in number. [2] Its location made it a natural place from which to do business with the area's Amish population, and its proximity to U.S. Route 30 has also made it a popular stop among tourists who are visiting Amish Country.