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Rosthern, [[Saskatchewan (Canada)|Saskatchewan]], is a town (population, 2,000 in 1959, 1,382 in 2006; coordinates: 52° 39′ 40″ N, 106° 20′ 0″ W) halfway between [[Saskatoon (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Saskatoon]] and Prince Albert. It was started in 1902 by [[Ens, Gerhard (1864-1952)|Gerhard Ens]]; the first settlers were Mennonites. By the late 1950s it had many nationalities and ten churches, of which the Mennonite church was the largest. Most of the stores at that time were owned by Mennonites, especially Friesens. Rosthern was also the seat of the [[Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization|Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization]] 1922-47, the time when [[Toews, David (1870-1947)|David Toews]] (died 1946) of Rosthern served as chairman, through which over 20,000 Mennonites were brought into [[Canada|Canada]], mostly from [[Russia|Russia]], and the seat of [[Bote, Der (Periodical)|Der Bote]], which had been printed and published here from the beginning.

= Maps =
[[Map:Rosthern, Saskatchewan|Map:Rosthern, Saskatchewan]]
{{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 4, p. 362|date=1959|a1_last=Rempel|a1_first=J. G|a2_last=|a2_first=}}

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-Rosthern, [[Saskatchewan (Canada)|Saskatchewan]], is a town (population, 2,000 in 1959, 1,382 in 2006; coordinates: <span title="Latitude">52° 39′ 40″ N</span>, <span title="Longitude">106° 20′ 0″ W</span>) halfway between [[Saskatoon (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Saskatoon]] and Prince Albert. It was started in 1902 by [[Ens, Gerhard (1864-1952)|Gerhard Ens]]; the first settlers were Mennonites. By the late 1950s it had many nationalities and ten churches, of which the Mennonite church was the largest. Most of the stores at that time were owned by Mennonites, especially Friesens. Rosthern was also the seat of the [[Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization|Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization]] 1922-47, the time when [[Toews, David (1870-1947)|David Toews]] (died 1946) of Rosthern served as chairman, through which over 20,000 Mennonites were brought into [[Canada|Canada]], mostly from [[Russia|Russia]], and the seat of <em>[[Bote, Der (Periodical)|Der Bote]], </em>which had been printed and published here from the beginning.
+Rosthern, [[Saskatchewan (Canada)|Saskatchewan]], is a town (population, 2,000 in 1959, 1,382 in 2006; coordinates: <span title="Latitude">52° 39′ 40″ N</span>, <span title="Longitude">106° 20′ 0″ W</span>) halfway between [[Saskatoon (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Saskatoon]] and Prince Albert. It was started in 1902 by [[Ens, Gerhard (1864-1952)|Gerhard Ens]]; the first settlers were Mennonites. By the late 1950s it had many nationalities and ten churches, of which the Mennonite church was the largest. Most of the stores at that time were owned by Mennonites, especially Friesens. Rosthern was also the seat of the [[Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization|Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization]] 1922-47, the time when [[Toews, David (1870-1947)|David Toews]] (died 1946) of Rosthern served as chairman, through which over 20,000 Mennonites were brought into [[Canada|Canada]], mostly from [[Russia|Russia]], and the seat of <em>[[Bote, Der (Periodical)|Der Bote]], </em>which was published here from the beginning until 1977.
 = Maps =
 [[Map:Rosthern, Saskatchewan|Map:Rosthern, Saskatchewan]]
-{{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 4, p. 362|date=1959|a1_last=Rempel|a1_first=J. G|a2_last=|a2_first=}}
+{{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 4, p. 362|date=2020|a1_last=Rempel|a1_first=J. G|a2_last=|a2_first=}}