Friedenstal, Alberta

Friedenstal is a locality in Alberta, Canada.[1]

Located 4 kilometers southeast of Fairview in the Peace River country of Alberta, The locality took its name from Friedenthal, in Romania.[2] the name is German for "Peace Valley".

Friedenstal was founded just before WW I by immigrant settlers of Ukrainian-German origin, many of whom can be found in the small cemetery located behind the Catholic Church. Little else remains of the former homesteaders' community.


References

  1. ↑ "Friedenstal". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 55.

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