Welcome to Ribalkin Village ...

So far, we found very little information about Ribalkin Village. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ribalkin Village to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Ribalkin Village - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Ribalkin Village, please Contact Us.

Ribalkin Village was settled circa 1915.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Ribalkin Village: A Doukhobor<2> Community, belonging to the Cowley-Lundbreck Colony.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/

Footnotes ...

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We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ribalkin Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.

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The Doukhobors (or Doukhabours) are a Christian sect that were persecuted in the late 1800's by the Russian government and the Russian Orthodox Church. To avoid further persecution, many of the Doukhobors sought refuge in the Canadian Provinces of British Columbia, Saskatchewan and in this case, Alberta.Once in Canada, the Doukhobors continued their communal traditions by forming Colonies, with small villages (such as Ribalkin Village) forming within each Colony.