Lunenburg
Lunenburg is a town in Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia and has about 2,260 residents. Lunenburg is situated nearby to the village First Peninsula, as well as near Masons Beach.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic and Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
Museum
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The Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic is a museum in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, operating seasonally from mid-May through mid-October. The museum commemorates the fishing heritage of the Atlantic coast of Canada.
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Church
Photo: Michael Stokes, CC BY 2.0.
The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church is a church in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The church is the home of the oldest active Lutheran congregation in Canada.
St. John’s Anglican Church
Church
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St. John's Anglican Church was the first church established in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the second Church of England built in Nova Scotia, and is the second oldest continuous Protestant church in present-day Canada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lunenburg and Mahone Bay.
Lunenburg
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Lunenburg is a small fishing town in Nova Scotia that was established in 1753. Its Old Town is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO considers the site the best example of planned British colonial settlement in North America, as it retains its original layout and appearance of the 1800s, including local wooden vernacular architecture.
Mahone Bay
Lunenburg
- Type: Town with 2,260 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
44.3775° or 44° 22′ 39″ northLongitude
-64.31548° or 64° 18′ 56″ westPopulation
2,260Open location code
87PQ9MGM+XROpenStreetMap ID
node 278557184OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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