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Lunenburg

Lunenburg · Canada
Lunenburg, Canada
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995, Lunenburg is a port town on Nova Scotia's South Shore whose original 1753 street layout and wooden vernacular architecture survive largely intact — making it what UNESCO considers the finest example of planned British colonial settlement in North America. The heritage-dense historic core is also a National Historic Site of Canada, and the town supports a real café and restaurant scene alongside several historic churches.

  • Population2,396
  • Nearest water1.5 km
  • Nearest mountain0.9 km
  • UNESCO within 50 km1

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