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As of 1993, 52% of Milwaukee's population claimed German descent, which is the largest European percentage in a major U.S. metropolitan area. [1] German Fest celebrates the culture, food, travel and history of Germany, [6] as well as Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, and German-speaking communities around the world.
Of all those who left the German lands between 1835 and 1910, 90 percent went to the United States, most of them traveling to the Mid-Atlantic states and the Midwest. [3] Many Germans chose Milwaukee due to its geographic position on Lake Michigan's west coast. It eventually became known as "the German Athens" (German: Das deutsche Athen).
Area code map for Wisconsin. The U.S. state of Wisconsin is serviced in five distinct numbering plan areas (NPAs) with the following area codes of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). Area codes 414 and 715 were among the original North American area codes assigned in 1947.
Clas was a member of City Park Board, and designed the Milwaukee Auditorium and other public buildings. [3] The City of Milwaukee commemorated a park in Clas's name in appreciation of his work as a city planner. Alfred C. Clas Park is located in Milwaukee County, just off N. 9th St and Wells St (Latitude: 43.0405556, Longitude: -87.9238889). [5]
Rose Monday Carnival on Rottweil, Germany. Rosenmontag (German: [ˌʁoːznˈ̩moːntaːk] ⓘ, English: Rose-Monday [1]) is the highlight of the German Karneval , and takes place on the Shrove Monday before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. [2] Mardi Gras, though celebrated on Fat Tuesday, is a similar event.
Until 1921, La Crosse had hosted a winter carnival every year. Following economic difficulties around 1960, many civic leaders were in favor of renewing a community wide festival similar to this. Rather than contend with other regional winter festivals and unpredictable weather, a fall festival was deemed favorable.
Map of Wisconsin's numbering plan areas and area codes. Area code 262 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan for the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The numbering plan area comprises suburbs that are a part of the Milwaukee and Chicago metropolitan areas. The area code was created on September 25, 1999 ...
The Wisconsin State Fair is an annual event held at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee. The modern fair takes place in August (occasionally beginning late July) and lasts 11 days.