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German Village is a historic neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, just south of the city's downtown.It was settled in the early-to-mid-19th century by a large number of German immigrants, who at one time comprised as much as a third of the city's entire population.
The Ohio Rhineland (German: Ohio Rheinland) is a German cultural region of Ohio. It was named by Rhinelanders and other Germans who settled the area in the mid-19th century. [ 1 ] They named the canal "the Rhine" in reference to the river Rhine in Germany , and the newly settled area north of the canal as " Over the Rhine ".
The Cincinnati Streetcar, the city's first streetcar line since the 1950s, is being built and will run through downtown and Over-the-Rhine. [150] Based on the Portland model, it is estimated that this streetcar line would generate $1.9 billion in benefits for the city. [151]
The town is named after the city of Potsdam in Germany. Prussia: Iowa: Pyrmont: Indiana: Named after the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont in Germany. Pyrmont: Ohio: Ratibor: Texas: German name of Racibórz, Poland. Rebersburg: Pennsylvania: A history Pennsylvania Dutch community. Rehrersburg: Pennsylvania: Named for the Rehrer family who ...
[130] [131] A 2016 study on immigrants in Ohio concluded that immigrants make up 6.7% of all entrepreneurs in Ohio although they are just 4.2% of Ohio's population, and that these immigrant-owned businesses generated almost $532 million in 2014. The study also showed that "immigrants in Ohio earned $15.6 billion in 2014 and contributed $4.4 ...
Reid has documented the Jewish history of 20 Ohio cities and towns, 15 of which are digitally published on the Columbus Jewish Historical Society's website. Some are still home to active Jewish ...
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.
Germantown is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,796 at the 2020 census. A part of the Dayton metropolitan area, Germantown was founded by German Americans from Pennsylvania and was once home to a cigar industry.