Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Lunenburg | |
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| Town of Lunenburg | |
Aerial photo of Lunenburg | |
| Coordinates: 44°22′39″N 64°18′54″W / 44.37750°N 64.31500°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Lunenburg County |
| Founded | 1753 |
| Natal Day | June 7, 1753 |
| Incorporated | October 31, 1888 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | South Shore—St. Margarets |
| Provincial | Lunenburg |
| Government | |
| • Body | Lunenburg Town Council |
| • Mayor | Jamie Myra |
| • MLA | Susan Corkum-Greek (PC) |
| • MP | Jessica Fancy-Landry (LPC) |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,396 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| Postal code | B0J |
| Area code | 902 & 782 |
| Highways | Trunk 3 Route 332 Route 324 |
| Website | Town of Lunenburg |
| Official name | Old Town Lunenburg |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv, v |
| Designated | 1995 (19th session) |
| Reference no. | 741 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Official name | Old Town Lunenburg Historic District National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1991 |
| Type | Heritage Conservation District |
| Designated | 2000 |
Lunenburg (/ˈluːnənbɜːrɡ/) is a port town on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1753, the town was one of the first British attempts to settle Protestants in Nova Scotia.
Historically, Lunenburg's economy relied on the offshore fishery, and today it hosts Canada's largest secondary fish-processing plant. The town experienced prosperity in the late 1800s, and many of its architectural gems date back to that era.
In 1995, UNESCO designated it a World Heritage Site. UNESCO considers the site the best example of planned British colonial settlement in North America, as it retains its original layout and appearance of the 1800s, including local wooden vernacular architecture. UNESCO considers the town in need of protection because the future of its traditional economic underpinnings, the Atlantic fishery, is now very uncertain.
The historic core of the town is also a National Historic Site of Canada.