Bernadotte is an unincorporated community in Bernadotte Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States, near Lafayette. The community is located near the junction of Nicollet County Roads 1 and 10.
Bernadotte | |
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  Bernadotte Location of the community of Bernadotte within Bernadotte Township, Nicollet County  Bernadotte Bernadotte (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°27′19″N 94°18′04″W / 44.45528°N 94.30111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Nicollet |
| Township | Bernadotte Township |
| Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56054 |
| Area code | 507 |
| GNIS feature ID | 639970[1] |
Bernadotte is the home of Historic Marker: Bernadotte Lutheran Church[2] and Historic Marker: Bernadotte Co-op Creamery.[3]
Bernadotte is also the home of the world's largest collection of cow-related items, amassed by local celebrity and resident Ruth Klossner.[4] This record was officially approved by Guinness World Records on June 9, 2015.[5]
History
editA post office called Bernadotte was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1904.[6] The community was named for Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, a French Jacobines leader, later French Marshal, later King Charles XIV of Sweden and Charles III of Norway and founder of the House of Bernadotte.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Bernadotte, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Historic Markers: Bernadotte Lutheran Church".
- ^ "Historic Markers – Bernadotte Co-op Creamery".
- ^ "Largest collection of cow-related items: Ruth Klossner breaks Guinness World Records' record". www.worldrecordacademy.com. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ "Largest collection of cow-related items". Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ "Nicollet County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 372.