Bernadotte, Minnesota

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Bernadotte, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Bernadotte, Minnesota is located in Minnesota
Bernadotte, Minnesota
Bernadotte, Minnesota
Location of the community of Bernadotte
within Bernadotte Township, Nicollet County
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Country United States
State Minnesota
County Nicollet
Township Bernadotte Township
Elevation 1,004 ft (306 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 56054
Area code(s) 507
GNIS feature ID 639970[1]

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 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

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 founder of the House of Bernadotte.[7]

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