Travel: Nearby to Edmonton: Bruderheim
This town, with 1,200 people, was first settled by German Moravians in 1894, who fled religious persecution of their Brethren Church in Vollnhynuia, Russia. The name means "home of the brothers" or more accuarately, "home of the brethren". The town's principal employer, CXY Chemicals (formerly Canadian Occidental) has 20 industrial plants in the area with 4,200 employees. Bruderheim's Agricultural Grounds are the community focal point, with a a moto-cross track, chuckwagon track, demolition derby pit, three shale ball diamonds, and a full-service campground. FoundLocally's Business listings for Bruderheim Bruderheim Natural Area This 388 hectare park includes upland sand dunes and lowland wetlands. The dunes were developed from sandy deposits from glacial Lake Edmonton. The uplands are mainly open Jack Pine forest, the wetlands include Black Spruce bogs and open Sedge fens. Over 140 flowering plant species and 92 bird species can be found here. Larger wildlife includes white-tailed deer, moose, elk, beaver, coyote and black bear. The Moravian Church (780) 796-3775 This church, built in 1895, was the first Protestant congregation in western Canada, and is still in use. Skaro Shrine 22 km northeast of town on Hwy 45 This shrine is built of local fieldstone. The shrine is visited by local descendants of Ukrainian pioneers in mid-August. Community Map
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