Stettler is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada, that is surrounded by the County of Stettler No. 6.
History
Stettler was founded in 1905 and was named after Swiss immigrant Carl Stettler, who also founded a settlement east of the town at Blumenau, as well as being influential in the nearby community of Castor. He also served on the first Town Council of Stettler.
Stettler was the site of the worst mass murders in Alberta history in 1959, when Robert Raymond Cook killed his father, stepmother, and their three children. The crime also led to the last execution in Alberta, when Cook was hanged in 1960.
Geography
Climate
Stettler experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb).