Lemberg | |
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Nickname: Community In Motion | |
Location of Lemberg in Saskatchewan | |
Coordinates: 50°43′55″N 103°11′42″W / 50.732°N 103.195°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Census division | No. 5 |
Rural Municipality | No. 185 |
Post office established | 1904 |
Village Incorporated | July 12, 1904 |
Town Incorporated | September 1, 1907 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Murray Clarke |
• Governing body | Lemberg Town Council |
Area | |
• Land | 2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 614 m (2,014 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 313 |
• Density | 102.7/km2 (266/sq mi) |
Time zone | CST |
Postal code | S0A 2B0 |
Area code | 306 |
Highways | Highway 22 |
Website | Town of Lemberg |
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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[5][6] starting in the mid to late-1800s.