West Virginia - West Virginia

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State of West Virginia
CapitalCharleston
Residents
1.844.128 (2015)
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62,755 km²
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Time zoneEastern Standard Time (Summer: UTC -4 (CET-5) Winter: UTC -5)
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West Virginia is a state in the region Southern states in the United States of America. It borders in the north Pennsylvania and Maryland, to the east and south Virginia, in the southwest Kentucky and in the northwest Ohio.

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  • 1 CharlestonWebsite of this institutionCharleston in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCharleston in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryCharleston (Q44564) in the Wikidata database - Capital and cultural center of the state.
  • 2 BeckleyWebsite of this institutionBeckley in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageBeckley in the Wikipedia encyclopediaBeckley in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryBeckley (Q813745) in the Wikidata database - Location of the Tamarack Mine ("the best of West Virginia") and an exhibition coal mine.
  • 3 BluefieldWebsite of this institutionBluefield in the Wikivoyage travel guide in a different languageBluefield in the Wikipedia encyclopediaBluefield in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryBluefield (Q885991) in the Wikidata database - Highest town in Virginia, located in the East River Mountains.
  • 4 Charles TownWebsite of this institutionCharles Town in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageCharles Town in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCharles Town in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryCharles Town (Q2001181) in the Wikidata database - historic city founded by George Washington's youngest brother Charles.
  • 5 Harpers FerryWebsite of this institutionHarpers Ferry in the Wikivoyage travel guide in a different languageHarpers Ferry in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHarpers Ferry in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryHarpers Ferry (Q985289) in the Wikidata database - Civil War site, West Virginia's most famous tourist destination.
  • 6 Huntington'sWebsite of this institutionHuntington in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageHuntington's in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHuntington in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHuntington (Q241808) in the Wikidata database - Home of Marshall University.
  • 7 MorgantownWebsite of this institutionMorgantown in the Wikivoyage travel guide in a different languageMorgantown in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMorgantown in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryMorgantown (Q653636) in the Wikidata database - stomping grounds of the West Virginia University Mountaineers.
  • 8 ParkersburgWebsite of this institutionParkersburg in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageParkersburg in the encyclopedia WikipediaParkersburg in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsParkersburg (Q329485) in the Wikidata database - Location of Blennerhassett Island.
  • 9 WheelingWebsite of this institutionWheeling in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageWheeling in the Wikipedia encyclopediaWheeling in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryWheeling (Q838112) in the Wikidata database - Victorian architecture and a well known casino.

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background

The state of West Virginia was formed when some southern states split off during the American Civil War (1861-1865) because they were dissatisfied with the choice of the slavery opponent Abraham Lincoln. In the then state of Virginia (especially in the northwest), however, there were many opponents of secession, which consequently split off and formed the state of West Virginia, which was accepted as a new state during the war in 1863.

Then as now, West Viriginia is a relatively poor rural state whose most important resource (and largest economic factor) is coal. However, despite or precisely because of this poverty, you can find very warm, friendly people who are open to strangers, if they respect their traditions and culture.

language

English in West Virginia can be understood as a mixture of "southern" and "northern" elements. For southerners the dialect sounds "like in the north" but for northerners it still sounds quite "southern". In general, most Germans have fewer problems with northern dialects than with those prevalent in the southern United States, so that depending on your own language level, a little getting used to is necessary. In general, however, most Americans are willing and able to speak more slowly and clearly to "outsiders" and to cut back on some of the idiosyncrasies of the dialect.

getting there

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By train

Amtrak serves stations in Harpers Ferry (HFY) and Martinsburg (MRB). And in White Sulfur Springs (WSS), Alderson (ALD), Hinton (HIN), Prince (PRC), Thurmond (THN), Montgomery (MNG), Charleston (CHW) and Huntington (HUN).

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