Berwick (Nova Scotia)
| Berwick | |||
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| Nickname : Apple Capital of Nova Scotia | |||
| Location in Nova Scotia | |||
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| Province : | Nova Scotia | ||
| Region: | Kings County | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 3 ′ N , 64 ° 44 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 43 m | ||
| Area : | 6.8 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2454 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 360.9 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Atlantic Time ( UTC − 4 ) | ||
| Postal code : | B0P | ||
| Area code : | +1 902 | ||
| Foundation : | 1923 | ||
| Mayor : | Don Clarke | ||
| Website : | www.town.berwick.ns.ca | ||
Berwick is a small town in Kings County in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia . The population in 2011 was 2454 people.
geography
Berwick is located in the Annapolis Valley on the Nova Scotia Highway 101 junction . The cities of Kentville and Wolfville are 20 and 30 kilometers east, respectively. The Bay of Fundy is ten kilometers to the north.
history
In 1810 the first settlers settled in the area. Loyalists followed , whose descendants still live in the village today. In the beginning the place had different names, for example Pleasant Valley , Currey's Corner and Davison's Corner . After all, it was also called Berwick based on the city of Berwick in the US state of Maine . Since the region was very fertile, agriculture, especially the operation of vegetable and fruit plantations, became the main livelihood of the inhabitants. The connection to a railway line made the nationwide transport of goods noticeably easier, as stagecoaches were originally used for this. The city was officially founded on May 25, 1923.
The harvest as well as the trade and processing of apples has remained the most important industry up to the present day and the city calls itself the Apple Capital of Nova Scotia . An “ Apple Blossom Festival ” is held every spring .
In the place is the Apple Capital Museum , in which, among other things, a chronology of the history of the apple industry of the Annapolis Valley is presented.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Canada - Census Berwick 2011
- ↑ naming
- ↑ History ( Memento of the original from October 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Nova Scotia's Apple Capital
Web links
- apple-capital-museum - Apple Capital Museum