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Bernadotte
Unincorporated community
BernadotteLocation of the community of Bernadotte within Bernadotte Township, Nicollet CountyShow map of MinnesotaBernadotteBernadotte (the United States)Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 44°27′19″N 94°18′04″W / 44.45528°N 94.30111°W / 44.45528; -94.30111
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Nicollet
Township	Bernadotte Township
Elevation	1,004 ft (306 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56054
Area code	507
GNIS feature ID	639970

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 and Historic Marker: Bernadotte Co-op Creamery.

Bernadotte is also the home of the world's largest collection of cow-related items, amassed by local celebrity and resident Ruth Klossner. This record was officially approved by Guinness World Records on June 9, 2015.

History

A post office called Bernadotte was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1904. The community was named for Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, a French Jacobines leader, later French Marshal, later King Charles XIV of Sweden and Charles III of Norway and founder of the House of Bernadotte.

References

1. "Bernadotte, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Historic Markers: Bernadotte Lutheran Church".
3. "Historic Markers – Bernadotte Co-op Creamery".
4. "Largest collection of cow-related items: Ruth Klossner breaks Guinness World Records' record". www.worldrecordacademy.com. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
5. "Largest collection of cow-related items". Retrieved October 3, 2015.
6. "Nicollet County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
7. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 372.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: St. Peter
Cities	Courtland Lafayette Mankato‡ Nicollet North Mankato‡ St. Peter
Townships	Belgrade Bernadotte Brighton Courtland Granby Lafayette Lake Prairie New Sweden Nicollet Oshawa Ridgely Traverse West Newton
Unincorporated communities	Bernadotte Klossner New Sweden Norseland North Star Oshawa St. George Traverse
Ghost town	West Newton
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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