(Germania: “Finally: My shield! - …. and our centre is right over there.”)

STATE DATA

Abbreviation: IA

Nickname: The Hawkeye State

Capital: Des Moines

Official language: English

State Motto: Our Liberties We Prize And Our Rights We Will Maintain

Admitted to Union: 28^th of December 1846 as the 29^th state

Population: about 3.134.000

German-Americans: more than 1.170.000 - about 36% - Biggest ethnic Group in Iowa!

THE STAR IN THE BANNER

REGIONAL-PARTNER

Regional German-American institutions

- American Schleswig-Holstein Heritage Society, Walcott

- Des Moines German-American Club, Ankeny

- German-American Heritage Center, Davenport

- Manning Heritage Park, Manning

- Schuetzen Park, Davenport

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German fests/events

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German Restaurants

- Bierstube, Davenport

- Bierstube, LeClaire

- Hessen Haus, Des Moines

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Stores specialized on German goods

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Towns with German Background

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Additional information

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Literature about Germans here

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Additional state Symbols

State bird: American goldfinch

State flower: Wild rose

State rock: Geode

State tree: Oak