Arrival and Settlement of Hungarians at Esterhazy-Kaposvar National Historic Event
Esterhazy, Saskatchewan
Arrival and Settlement of Hungarians at Esterhazy-
(© None)
Address :
Secondary Highway 637, Esterhazy, Saskatchewan
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
2007-06-08
Dates:
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1886 to 1931
(Established)
Other Name(s):
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Arrival and Settlement of Hungarians at Esterhazy-Kaposvar
(Designation Name)
Research Report Number:
2006-006, 2008-053
Importance:
One of the earliest (1886) ethnic block settlements in the Canadian West
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Kaposvar Historic Site Complex Secondary Highway 637, Esterhazy, Saskatchewan
Arriving in this region in 1886, Hungarian immigrants established one of the earliest ethnic block settlements in the West. From the 1880s to the 1920s, more than two-thirds of Hungarian Canadians lived in Saskatchewan, many in small rural communities such as these. For decades, the Kaposvar church, rectory, cemetery, and shrine formed the spiritual and communal heart of Hungarian Catholic settlement in Canada. With its strong historical and cultural legacy, this community is still seen by many as pivotal to the formation of a distinct Hungarian-Canadian identity.