Mundare is a small town in central Alberta

Central Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is located 70 km (43.5 mi) east of Edmonton

Edmonton

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 and 24 km (14.9 mi) west of Vegreville

Vegreville, Alberta

-Notable Vegrevillans :*Brent Severyn, former NHL defenseman*Cam Cole, Canadian sports writer*Laurence Decore, lawyer, former mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, and former leader of the Alberta Liberal Party*Roderick Fraser, former president of the University of Alberta...

, at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 855

Alberta Highway 855

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, 2 km (1.2 mi) north of the Yellowhead Highway

Yellowhead Highway

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. The Canadian National Railway

Canadian National Railway

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 tracks run through the town.

Beaverhill Lake

Beaverhill Lake

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 lies southwest of the town, and Elk Island National Park

Elk Island National Park

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 is located 30 km (18.6 mi) west of Mundare.

History

The town of Mundare was named after William Mundare, a railway station agent.

Albert Bandura

Albert Bandura

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 was born in Mundare on December 4, 1925.

Demographics

The population of the Town of Mundare according to its 2009 municipal census is 823.

In 2006, Mundare had a population of 712 living in 305 dwellings

House

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, an 8.2% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 3 km² (1.2 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 237.3 /km2.

Attractions

Mundare is host to The Basilian Father

Order of Saint Basil the Great

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's Museum that presents the history of the Ukrainian settlement and Basilian Fathers Mission in east-central Alberta. It holds a unique collection of 16th and 17th century liturgical book

Liturgical book

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s from Ukraine

Ukraine

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. The museum is off of the highway 45 that borders the eastern part of town and is across from the "Grotto" called the "Golgotha of Mundare", an elegant garden and shrine that was built by the Basilian Fathers in 1934.

It is also home of the world's largest garlic sausage (kielbasa

Kielbasa

Kielbasa, kołbasa, kobasa, kovbasa, kobasa, kobasi, and kubasa are common North American anglicizations for a type of Eastern European sausage. Synonyms include Polish sausage, Ukrainian sausage, etc...

 or kovbasa), which cost about $120,000 to build and erect.

In July 2007 the town marked its 100th anniversary with a three-day celebration.

External links

• Roadside Attractions. Mundare
• Basilian Fathers Museum. Ukrainian Cultural and Religious Heritage