Winneshiek County, Iowa

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administrative territorial entity county

Winneshiek County, Iowa is a northeastern Iowa county known for its scenic Driftless Area landscape, Norwegian-American heritage, and county seat of Decorah.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative territorial entity → county →
borders	Allamakee County, Iowa NERFINISHED → Chickasaw County, Iowa NERFINISHED → Fayette County, Iowa NERFINISHED → Howard County, Iowa NERFINISHED → Minnesota →
capital	Decorah, Iowa →
climate	humid continental climate →
contains	Calmar, Iowa → Castalia, Iowa → Decorah, Iowa → Fort Atkinson, Iowa → Jackson Junction, Iowa → Nordic Fest (annual festival in Decorah) → Ossian, Iowa → Ridgeway, Iowa → Spillville, Iowa →
country	United States of America →
countySeat	Decorah, Iowa →
follows	Iowa county government structure →
governmentType	county board of supervisors →
hasDemographicsFeature	significant Norwegian-American population →
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture → education sector → tourism →
hasHeritage	Norwegian-American culture →
hasLandscapeFeature	bluffs → cold-water trout streams → karst topography →
hasMajorInstitution	Luther College → Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum →
hasMajorRiver	Upper Iowa River →
hasProtectedArea	Decorah Fish Hatchery vicinity and parks →
knownFor	Luther College (in Decorah) → Norwegian-American heritage → Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum (in Decorah) →
locatedIn	Driftless Area → Iowa → United States Midwest →
namedFor	Ho-Chunk leader Winneshiek → Winneshiek →
observesDaylightSavingTime	true →
partOf	State of Iowa →
roadNetwork	served by Iowa Highway 9 → served by U.S. Highway 52 →
state	Iowa →
subdivisionType	county →
timeZone	Central Time Zone →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Howard County, Iowa →	bordersCounty
Iowa's 1st congressional district →	containsCounty