Viking (Alberta)

Viking
Main Street
Location in Alberta
Viking
State :	Canada
Province :	Alberta
Region:	Central Alberta
Coordinates :	53 ° 0 ′  N , 111 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 53 ° 0 ′  N , 111 ° 0 ′  W
Height :	691  m
Area :	3.7 km²
Residents :	1083 (as of 2016)
Population density :	292.7 inhabitants / km²
Time zone :	Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 )
Postal code :	T0B 4N0
Website :	www.town.viking.ab.ca

Viking is a town in Beaver County in the Central Alberta region in the Canadian province of Alberta . Viking has 1,083 inhabitants (as of 2017). Acting Mayor is Jason Ritchie.

location

Viking is located approximately 120 kilometers east of Edmonton in southern Canada. The city is named for the Viking Formation, a rock containing oil shale .

history

Viking was founded in 1909 by Scandinavian immigrants and made a city in 1952. The well-known Sutter family comes from Viking, and nine ice hockey players made it into the National Hockey League . On July 7, 2005, the city's ice rink was damaged by fire. The new "Viking Carena Complex" was inaugurated on August 17, 2007. In 2009 the city celebrated its centenary.

sons and daughters of the town

• Melvin B. Comisarow (* 1941), Canadian chemist
• Donald Mazankowski (* 1935), Canadian politician
• Darryl Sutter (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player
• Brian Sutter (born 1956), Canadian ice hockey player
• Duane Sutter (* 1960), Canadian ice hockey player
• Brent Sutter (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
• Rich Sutter (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player
• Ron Sutter (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cory Clouston (* 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
• Brett Sutter (* 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
• Brody Sutter (born 1991), ice hockey player
• Carson Soucy (born 1994), ice hockey player

Web links

Commons : Viking, Alberta  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Site of the city of Viking

Individual evidence

1. ^ Fire damages Viking arena; Sutter memorabilia saved , CBC News. July 7, 2005. Accessed March 10, 2017.