New Germany, MN

united states

New Germany is a small farming community of 595 people in Carver County, about 35 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Take Highway 5 west through Chanhassen to County Road 30, or use I-494 to Highway 101 south through Chaska. The town sits in typical Minnesota River valley farmland with corn and soybean fields. Its German settler heritage shows in the name, though today it's mainly a quiet residential area.