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Bethlehem is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,422 at the 2000 census. The town center was designated in the 2000 census as a census-designated place (CDP). The town's name has prompted thousands of visitors each December to mail their Christmas cards at the local post office in order to get a "Bethlehem" postmark. The post office also has nearly 100 Christmas-related stamps for customers to decorate their envelopes during the holiday season.〔"AAA Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island Tour Book", 2007, published by the American Automobile Association, page 38〕 Bethlehem is one of the two towns in Litchfield County served by the area code 203/area code 475 overlay. The other is the Town of Woodbury. ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (1.53%) is water. The census-designated place (CDP) corresponding to the town center has a total area of , of which is land and (3.35%) is water. At the eastern side of town is a ridge called "the Devil's Backbone", one of more than 30 Connecticut places named after the devil.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bethlehem, Connecticut」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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