Bernadotte, Minnesota
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
|---|---|
  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 | |
| 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]
A 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]
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