King of Prussia
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 The King of Prussia Inn in King of Prussia in 1939. |
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| Location in Pennsylvania | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1719 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Pennsylvania | ||
| County : | Montgomery County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 6 ′ N , 75 ° 23 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 18,511 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 849.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 22.0 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 21.8 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 61 m | ||
| Postal code : | 19406 | ||
| Area code : | +1 610 484 | ||
| FIPS : | 42-39736 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1178473 | ||
King of Prussia ("King of Prussia") is a census-designated place in Montgomery County in the southeast of the US state Pennsylvania with 18,511 inhabitants (as of 2000). The place belongs to the Upper Merion Township , about thirty kilometers northwest of Philadelphia .
Its name is derived from an inn, which in turn was named after Frederick the Great , King of Prussia . With the King of Prussia Mall, the place owns the largest shopping center on the east coast in terms of sales area.
The Valley Forge National Park, where George Washington camped with his army in the winter of 1777/78, is one of the sights . The training of the troops, in which Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben played a major role, is one of the decisive factors for victory in the American War of Independence .
The software company eBay Enterprise and the pharmaceutical company CSL Behring are based in King of Prussia.
Tennis player Ann Li (* 2000) was born in King of Prussia.