Rosthern is a

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at the juncture of Highway 11 and Highway 312 in the central area of

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, Canada. It is located roughly halfway between the cities of Prince Albert and

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...

History

Mennonite Mennonites are groups of Anabaptist Christian church communities of denominations. The name is derived from the founder of the movement, Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland. Through his writings about Reformed Christianity during the Radic ...

settlers, led by

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, began arriving in the area around 1890, with the establishment of the Qu’Appelle, Long Lake & Saskatchewan Railway to Prince Albert. The post office was established in 1893, and by 1898 the community achieved village status. In 1903, Rosthern was incorporated as a town. There are several apocryphal versions of the story about how the town got its name. One is that in the late 1880s when the railway ran through from Regina to Prince Albert a man by the name of Ross drowned in the creek that flows through the town. ''Terne'' is old English for tarn meaning a pool, and the name stuck. In all likelihood, however, the town's name echoes an old world name brought over by a homesick worker on the railroad, in this case that of

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, a village in the United Kingdom.

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by

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, Rosthern had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Attractions

The

Seager Wheeler Farm Seager Wheeler's Maple Grove Farm is a National Historic Site of Canada. Seager Wheeler's Maple Grove Farm was a farm owned and operated by agronomist Seager Wheeler (1868–1961) "Wheat King of the Prairies" or "The Wheat Wizard of Rosthern" ...

, a

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, is 7 km east of Rosthern. The Rosthern Mennonite Heritage Museum (c. 1909-10) is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/affichage-display.aspx?id=1576 Canadian Register of Historic Places. There is also a public library, many parks and walking trails.

Recreation

In addition to the nearby Valley Regional Park with an 18-hole grass green golf course, there are two ball-diamonds, two indoor hockey rinks, a curling rink, bowling alley, and three school gyms. A new outdoor swimming pool completed in 2005. Rosthern is also home to the Youth Farm Bible Camp. Popular sporting activities include baseball, soccer, badminton, basketball, hockey,

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, volleyball, floor hockey and

Tae Kwon Do ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...

Churches

Rosthern is home to over ten churches including

Ukrainian Orthodox The history of Christianity in Ukraine dates back to the earliest centuries of the history of Christianity, to the Apostolic Age, with mission trips along the Black Sea and a legend of Saint Andrew even ascending the hills of Kyiv. The first C ...

Swedenborgian The New Church (or Swedenborgianism) is any of several historically related Christian denominations that developed as a new religious group, influenced by the writings of scientist and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772). Swedenborgian or ...

Pentecostal Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement

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, Ukrainian Catholic,

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Seventh-day Adventist The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventism, Adventist Protestantism, Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the Names of the days of the week#Numbered days of the week, seventh day of the ...

Christian & Missionary Alliance The Alliance World Fellowship is the international governing body of the Christian and Missionary Alliance (The Alliance, also C&MA and CMA). The Alliance is an evangelical Protestant denomination within the Higher Life movement of Christianity ...

, and

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compete ...

Notable people

* Alan Joseph Adamson, politician *

William Benjamin Bashford William Benjamin Bashford (1875–1955) was an England, English-born merchant, farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Rosthern (provincial electoral district), Rosthern in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1914 to ...

, politician *

Bill Braden Bill Braden (born 1954) is a former politician and former news reporter in Northwest Territories, Canada and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories. Biography Braden was born in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. After graduat ...

, politician *

George Braden George Braden (November 4, 1949 – May 25, 2015) was a Canadian politician from the Northwest Territories, Canada. Elected as "Government Leader", Braden would retroactively become the second premier of the Northwest Territories, after a motion ...

, 2nd

Premier of Northwest Territories The premier of the Northwest Territories is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories. The premier is the territory's head of government, although the powers of the office are considerably le ...

* Russ Brayshaw, hockey player *

Hulda Regehr Clark Hulda Regehr Clark (18 October 1928 in Rosthern, Saskatchewan – 3 September 2009 in Chula Vista, California)Onésime Dorval Onésime Dorval (3 August 1845 – 10 December 1932) was the first certified teacher in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Saskatchewan, Canada. She was a "talented painter and innovative woodworker", and became the "best known ...

, educator * Wayne Elhard, politician *

Isaak Elias Isaak Elias (April 27, 1912 – May 1, 1998) was an educator, merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Rosthern from 1956 to 1960 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Social Credit member. He was born in Rost ...

, politician *

, town founder *

Jerry Friesen Jerry Friesen is a former award-winning linebacker in the Canadian Football League and is the special teams coordinator for the Saskatchewan Huskies. University career A graduate of University of Saskatchewan, Friesen was 3-time all-star with the ...

, football player *

Ben Heppner Thomas Bernard Heppner (born January 14, 1956) is a Canadian tenor and broadcaster, now retired from singing, who specialized in opera and other classical works for voice. Early life and career Heppner, of Mennonite descent, was born in Mur ...

, politician * Jim Hrycuik, hockey player *

Roger Kortko Roger Kortko (born February 1, 1963) is a former professional ice hockey player who played 79 games in the National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey leagu ...

, hockey player * George Langley, politician * Frederick Loveroff, artist *

Archibald Peter McNab Archibald Peter "Archie" McNab (May 29, 1864 – April 29, 1945) was the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan from 1936 until 1945. He was the last lieutenant-governor of the province to live in Government House. He was born in Glengarry ...

, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan * Myles Morin, politician * Earle Morris, curler *

Barbara Nickel Barbara Kathleen Nickel (born June 22, 1966, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian poet. Life She was raised in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. She graduated from Goshen College and the University of British Columbia with an M.F.A. She was the poetry ...

, writer *

Erdman Penner Erdman Penner (January 17, 1905 - November 10, 1956) was a Canadian screenwriter and producer, known for his work with Walt Disney, including writing the screenplays for ''Cinderella (1950 film), Cinderella'', ''Sleeping Beauty (1959 film), Sleepi ...

, Disney screenwriter *

Jim Penner Jim Penner (September 4, 1939 – January 17, 2004) was a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Manitoba legislature from 1999 to 2003. Penner was born in Rosthern, Saskatchewan and moved to Steinbach, Manitoba in 194 ...

, businessman and politician * J. D. Denis Pelletier, judge * Richie Regehr, hockey player *

Robyn Regehr Robyn Regehr (born April 19, 1980) is a Brazilian-born Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was a first round draft pick of the Colorado Avalanche, selected 19th overall at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, but was traded to the Calgary ...

, hockey player *

Jeanne Thomarat Jeanne Aline Thomarat (1893 – 1985) was a French-born Canadian outsider artist who lived and worked in Saskatchewan. She is known for her landscape paintings. Life Jeanne Aline Thomarat was born in Lyon in 1893 and came to Canada in 1905, whe ...

, artist *

Maurice Vellacott Maurice Vellacott (born September 29, 1955) is a former Canadian politician. He served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015 as Member of Parliament (MP) for Saskatoon, Saskatchewan variously as a member of the Reform Party, the ...

, politician * Seager Wheeler, author * Art Wiebe, hockey player *

Berny Wiens Bernhard Henry "Berny" Wiens (b. September 2, 1945) is a former political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Rosetown-Elrose (former electoral district), Rosetown-Elrose from 1991 to 1995 and Rosetown-Biggar (provincial electoral distri ...

, politician

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* {{Authority control Towns in Saskatchewan Rosthern No. 403, Saskatchewan Division No. 15, Saskatchewan

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Demographics

Attractions

Recreation

Churches

Notable people

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