VILNA, ALBERTA

'Vilna' is a historic village in central Alberta, Canada.
Vilna is located in Smoky Lake County, on Highway 28, 150 km northeast of the city of Edmonton. ''Bonnie Lake Provincial Recreation Area'' is located 6 km north of the community, on the shores of Bonne Lake.

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History

Demographics

See also

References

External links

History

Vilna was founded in 1907, mostly by central European settlers, and started to develop in 1919, when the railroad reached this area. It was named in 1920, after the city of Vilna ^[1] (modern Vilnius in Lithuania). The settlement was incorporated as a village on June 13, 1923.
It claims to be home to the world's largest mushroom: a metal sculpture^[2][3].

Demographics

In 2006, Vilna had a population of 274 living in 145 dwellings, a 1.9% increase from 2001. The village has a land area of and a population density of .

See also

★ List of communities in Alberta

★ Villages of Alberta

References

1. Our History...
2. Our World's Largest Mushrooms...
3. Roadside attractions - Vilna mushrooms

External links

★ Historic Village of Vilna