German (parish)

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|manx_name = Carmane

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|population = 966

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|constituency_manx_parliament = Glenfaba & Peel

|post_town = ISLE OF MAN

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German ({{langx|gv|Carmane}}) is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located on the west of the island (part of the traditional North Side division) in the sheading of Glenfaba.

History

German parish was named after Saint Germanus.{{Cite web|url=https://www.manxradio.com/elections/local-authority-elections/2021-local-authority-election/2021-la-elections-uncontested/la-2016-german/|title=German|website=Manx Radio|accessdate=25 June 2025}} Administratively, part of the historic parish of German is now covered by part of the town of Peel. Other settlements in the parish include St John's, home of the Tynwald Day ceremony as well as the Tynwald itself.{{Cite web|url=https://www.isleofman.com/poi/view/1613/german|title=German|website=Isle of Man|accessdate=25 June 2025}} It became traditional for German to annually light a beacon on The Green at St John's to celebrate the birthday of the British Monarch as the Lord of Mann.{{Cite web|url=https://motorsport.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/island-to-mark-queens-birthday/|title=Island to mark Queen's birthday|website=Manx Radio |accessdate=25 June 2025}}

Local government

For the purposes of local government, the majority of the area of the historic parish forms a single parish district with Commissioners. Since 1884, an area in the west of the historic parish of German has been part of the separate town of Peel, with its own town Commissioners. The Captain of the Parish (since 2015) is Allen Charles Corlett.{{cite web |url=https://www.culturevannin.im/parishcaptains/captains.html |title=Captains of the Parishes |author= |publisher=Culture Vannin |access-date=10 April 2019}} German parish is part of the Glenfaba & Peel constituency, which elects two Members to the House of Keys. Before 2016 the majority of the historic parish was in the Glenfaba constituency, and from 1867 until 2016 Peel formed its own constituency before merging with Glenfaba.{{Cite web|url=https://www.manxradio.com/election-2021/constituencies-20211/glenfaba-and-peel-2021/|title=Glenfaba and Peel (2021)|website=Manx Radio|accessdate=25 June 2025}}

Geography

It is a mainly hilly area, apart from a small coastal plain near Peel. The plain is considered to have fertile farmland. In the valley between St John's and Greeba is a marshland that is susceptible to flooding. The Isle of Man census of 2016 returned a parish population of 966 for German, a decrease of 6% from the figure of 1,024 in 2011. 44 residents (4.3%) were able to read, write, and speak Manx Gaelic at the time of the 2011 census.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.im/media/1355784/2016-isle-of-man-census-report.pdf|format=PDF|title=Isle of Man Census Report 2011 |website=Gov.im|access-date=23 July 2019}}

References

Sources

[http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/parishes/gn/index.htm Manxnotebook German]. Detail about Manx parishes and description of the parish.
[http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/parishes/gn/german.htm Manxnotebook - German] with full description of the parish and photographs
[http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/lma1930/gn.htm Manxnotebook Kirk German Antiquities]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20081031033703/http://www.braddan.gov.im/upload/map%20of%20local%20districts%20and%20parishes.pdf Isle of Man Building Control Districts] showing parish boundaries
[https://web.archive.org/web/20081121005609/http://great.outdoors.com/manxglens Glenology - Manx Glens]. An ongoing study of Manx glens, their locations and meanings.

Category:Parishes of the Isle of Man