Donalda (Alberta)
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| Location in Alberta | |||
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| Province : | Alberta | ||
| Municipal District: | Stettler County No. 6th | ||
| Coordinates : | 52 ° 35 ′ N , 112 ° 34 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 780 m | ||
| Area : | 99 ha | ||
| Residents : | 224 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 226.3 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 ) | ||
| Postal code : | T0B | ||
Donalda is a village in the Canadian province of Alberta . It was founded in 1911 and is named after Donald A. Mann (or according to other sources after his niece), a co-founder of the Canadian National Railway .
In the founding years, the place in central Alberta (Aspenland region) struggled with its somewhat unfortunate location, the main road built on a swamp had to be repeatedly filled with earth. Nevertheless, Donalda developed into a regional trading center, but soon lost its influence again due to the progressive consolidation of rural cities and the relocation of the railway line.
Donalda calls itself Canada's lamp capital , as the local museum exhibits a collection of over 850 lamps from three centuries, mainly kerosene lamps. As of July 2000, it has also been home to officially the world's largest oil lamp , a lighthouse-like building 12.8 meters (42 feet) high and 5.2 meters (17 feet) wide at the base.
sons and daughters of the town
- Tricia Helfer (* 1974), Canadian model and actress