Lemberg, Saskatchewan

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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 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 266 living in 130 of its 153 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 313. With a land area of 2.67 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Religion

, 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 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.

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Notable people

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