WERBE INFO BOX - PENNSYLVANIA
| Interessante Informationen für Ihre geplante Amerikareise. Zahlen, Daten und Fakten zu den 50 US-Staaten und Pennsylvania: | |
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| Gouverneur | Edward Gene Rendell, Partei Demokrat, Amtszeit 2003-2010. |
| Geographie | Anrainerstaaten im N New York und der Eriesee, im SO Delaware, im O New Jersey, im S Maryland, im SW West Virginia und im W Ohio. PA Bundesstaat im O der USA. |
| Klima | Kontinental. |
| Fläche | 117 412 qkm |
| Rang | 33. grösster Bundesstaat der USA |
| Ausdehnung | Nord - Süd 273 km Ost - West 495 km |
| Höhenunterschiede Höchster Punkt | 979 m Mount Davis. |
| Tiefster Punkt | Meereshöhe. |
| Bevölkerung | 12,4 Mio Einwohner |
| Bevölkerungsstruktur | Weisse 86,4 %, Schwarze 10,3 %, Lateinamerikaner 3,4 %, Asiaten 2,1 %, Indianer 0,2 %. |
| Dichte | 105,7 Ew./qkm |
| Pro Kopf Einkommen | 31 706 US $ |
| Arbeitslosenrate in Prozent | 5,4 % |
| Hauptstadt | Harrisburg |
| Grössere Städte | Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, Reading, Scranton, Bethlehem, Lancaster und Altoona. |
| Nationalparks und Naherholungsgebiete | Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site - Gallitzin, PA |
| Appalachian National Scenic Trail - Maine to Georgia, CT,GA,MA,MD,ME,NC,NH,NJ,NY,PA,TN,VA,VT,WV | |
| Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network - Chesapeake Bay Watershed, DC,MD,NY,PA,VA,WV | |
| Delaware National Scenic River - HQ in Bushkill PA; the Delaware River forms the boundary between the states of, NJ,PA | |
| Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor - Easton, PA | |
| Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - HQ in Bushkill PA; the park is along the Delaware River in the states of, NJ,PA | |
| Deshler-Morris House - Philadelphia, PA | |
| Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site - Philadelphia, PA | |
| Eisenhower National Historic Site - Gettysburg, PA | |
| Flight 93 National Memorial - Shanksville, PA | |
| Fort Necessity National Battlefield - Farmington, PA | |
| Friendship Hill National Historic Site - Point Marion, PA | |
| Gettysburg National Military Park - Gettysburg, PA | |
| Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site - Philadelphia, PA | |
| Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site - Elverson, PA | |
| Independence National Historical Park - Philadelphia, PA | |
| Johnstown Flood National Memorial - South Fork, PA | |
| Lackawanna Heritage Valley - Mayfield, PA | |
| Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River - PA,NJ | |
| North Country National Scenic Trail - Seven States-New York to North Dakota, MI,MN,ND,NY,OH,PA,WI | |
| Oil Region National Heritage Area - Oil City, PA | |
| Path of Progress National Heritage Tour Route - Hollidaysburg, PA | |
| Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail - the corridor between the Chesapeake Bay and the Allegheny Highlands, DC,MD,PA,VA | |
| Rivers Of Steel National Heritage Area - Homestead, PA | |
| Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area - Pottstown, PA | |
| Steamtown National Historic Site - Scranton, PA | |
| Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial - Philadelphia, PA | |
| Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River - Pike and Wayne (PA) and Delaware, Orange and Sullivan (NY) counties along the Delaware River, NY,PA | |
| Valley Forge National Historical Park - Valley Forge, PA | |
| Indianerreservationen | Lakota. |
| National Rivers + Wild and Scenic Rivers | Susquehanna River, Ohio River, Delaware River. |
| Andere beliebte Reiseziele | Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Ohiopyle State Park, York. |
| Historische Hotel - Beispiele: | Hotel Bethlehem, Bethlehem |
| The Gettysburg Hotel, Est.1797, Gettysburg | |
| Mountain View Inn, Greensburg | |
| The Hotel Hershey, Hershey | |
| Leola Village Inn and Suites, Leola | |
| The Latham, Philadelphia | |
| Park Hyatt Philadelphia at The Bellevue, Philadelphia | |
| Skytop Lodge, Skytop | |
| The Nittany Lion Inn, State College | |
| The Yorktowne Hotel, York | |
| Historische Hotel - Reservierung: | Tel. 1 - 800 - 678 - 8946 |
| Zeitzone | Eastern Standard Time - 6 Std. Zeitzone im Vergleich zu MEZ. |
| Unionsbeitritt | Am 12. Dezember 1787 als 2. von 13 Gründerstaaten der USA. |
| Industrie | Lebensmittelveredelung, Chemieprodukte, Maschinen, Elektroausrüstung, Tourismus. |
| Landwirtschaft | Viehzucht, Molkereiprodukte, Geflügel, Rind, Pilze, Mastschweine, Heu. |
| Beiname | Schlusssteinstaat - Keystone State |
| Staatsmotto | Virtue, Liberty and Independence. |
| Staats Slogan | State of Independence. |
| Staatsvogel | Kragenhuhn - Ruffed Grouse - Bonasa umbellus. |
| Staatsschmetterling | --- |
| Staatstier | The Whitetail Deer. |
| Staatshund | Great Dane. |
| Staatsfisch | Brook Trout. |
| Staatsinsekt | Firefly. |
| Staatsgetränk | Milk. |
| Staatsbaum | Kanadische Hemlocktanne - Hemlock - Tsuga kanadensis |
| Staatssong | "Pennsylvania" |
| Staatsblume | Breitblättrige Lorbeerrose - Mountain Laurel - Kalmia latifolia |
| Schönste Staatspflanze | Crownvetch. |
| Staatslokomotive | GCI48 - 49 Electric. |
| Staatsschiff | United States Brig Niagara. |
| Staatsfossilien | Phacops Rana. |
| Volljährigkeit | 18 |
| Mindestalter für Alkoholkonsum | 21 |
| Mindestalter für Führerschein | 16 |
| Rechts abbiegen bei Rot | ja |
| Gurtpflicht | ja |
| Obligatorische Kfz-Haftpflicht | ja |
| Telefonvorwahl | 800, 717 |
| Amtliches Kürzel | PA |
| Fremdenverkehrsamt Auskunft | Pennsylvania Tourism Office Department of Community and Economic Development 4th Floor, Commonwealth Keystone Bilding 400 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120 - 0225 USA Toll Free 'for tourism information': Visit - PA: 1 - 800 - 847 - 4872 Toll Free 'for office information': 1 - 800 - 237 - 4363 Voice: 1 - 717 - 787 - 5453 Fax: 1- 717 - 787 - 0687 |
| * NM = | National Monument |