Bracebridge
| Bracebridge | |||
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 Center of Bracebridge |
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| Location in Ontario | |||
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| Province : | Ontario | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 2 ′ N , 79 ° 18 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 617.42 km² | ||
| Residents : | 15,652 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 25.4 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Postal code : | P1L | ||
| Mayor : | Don Coates | ||
| Website : | www.town.bracebridge.on.ca | ||
_1.079_BRACEBRIDGE,_MUSKOKA.jpg) Bracebridge around 1870 |
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Bracebridge is a city in Canada and the administrative seat of the Muskoka District Municipality in Ontario .
The city was named Bracebridge Hall after a book by Washington Irving in 1875 . Bracebridge, with around 14,000 inhabitants, is located at the 45th parallel , i.e. exactly in the middle between the equator and the North Pole . With Santa's Village, a Christmas themed park, the city has a regional tourist attraction.
The politician and 19th Prime Minister of Ontario Frank Miller (1927-2000) spent his final years in Bracebridge and died there in 2000.
Web links
Commons : Bracebridge - Collection of Images
