Lemberg, Saskatchewan
{{Short description|Town in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2023}}
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|established_title = Post office established
|established_date = 1904
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Lemberg is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. It was founded by ethnic German immigrants from Lviv (Austria-Hungary, now Ukraine), for which the German name was "Lemberg", as part of the Great Economic Emigration away from Galicia and Lodomeria{{cite web|author1=David McLennan|title=Lemberg|url=http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/lemberg.html|website=Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan|publisher=Canadian Plains Research Center|access-date=22 September 2017}}{{Cite book|last=Prymak|first=Thomas M|title=Gathering a Heritage: Ukrainian, Slavonic, and Ethnic Canada and the USA.|publisher=University of Toronto Press|year=2015|isbn=978-1442665507|location=Toronto|pages=80}} starting in the mid to late-1800s.
History
The first post office opened on July 15, 1904.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lemberg had a population of {{val|266|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|130|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|153|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:266-313}}|313|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|313|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|2.67|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|266|2.67|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 1, 2022}}
Religion
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{{As of|2011}}, Lemberg was home to four places of worship: Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, Grace United Church, and the Pentecostal Assembly. A Baptist church once stood just south of Lemberg, but {{as of|2011|lc=on}} all that remained was the cemetery.
Education
Lemberg is the home of North Valley High School (grades 7-12). North Valley Elementary School (grades K-6) is located in the neighbouring town of Neudorf.
Points of interest
- Historic Sites
- Weissenberg Roman Catholic Public School #49
- Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Church
- Pool Grain Elevator
- Trinity Lutheran Church
- War Memorial Cenotaph
- Recreational Facilities
- Lemberg Baseball Park
- Town Campgrounds
- Lemberg Rink (Skating and Curling)
- Community Hall Complex (5 pin Bowling, Pool, Foosball table, Shuffleboard, Table Tennis, Snack Bar)
- Lemberg Lions' Playground
- Walking Trails and Mercy Grotto
Notable people
- James Garfield Gardiner, premier of Saskatchewan 1926–1929 and 1934–1935.
See also
References
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{{Geographic location
| Northwest = Lorlie
| North = Goodeve
| Northeast = Duff
| West = Abernethy
| Centre = Lemberg
| East = Neudorf
| Southwest = Sintaluta
| South = Wolseley
| Southeast = Summerberry
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{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan|towns=yes}}
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{{Coord|display=title|name=Lemberg, Saskatchewan|50.732|N|103.195|W|region:CA_type:city}}