The
German Coast (French:
Côte des Allemands) was a region of early Louisiana settlement located above
New Orleans on the east side of the
Mississippi River – specifically, from east (or south) to west (or north), in
St. Charles,
St. John the Baptist, and
St. James parishes of present-day
Acadiana. The four settlements along the coast were Karlstein, Hoffen, Mariental, and Augsburg.