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Location- Victoria is located 25 miles west-southwest of downtown Minneapolis. Victoria is nestled among the rolling hills, forests, and lakes of Carver County. 2003 Real Estate Victoria Statistics Houses Sold Avg List Price Avg Sold Price % of Listing Price Received Avg Days On Market 106 $397,577 $387,511 %97.47 65

City of Victoria

History- Victoria’s early settlements appear to have been Native Americans, specifically the Mound Builders as many artifacts and year round villages have been found and located between Steiger Lake and Lake Auburn as well as on the McKnight farm and Carl Krey Lake. The next settlers of the area known to us as Victoria were the Midewakaton Dakota who had summer residences in the Carver area along the Minnesota River. The first European settler is thought to be Michael Diethelm when he set up a temporary shelter in 1851, not far from the present site of St. Victoria Church. Other European settlers came to Victoria shortly after the Treaty of Mendota went into full legal effect on February 24, 1853. Victoria’s name goes back to 1856 when after several years of disagreement the families located on the north side of Lake Bavaria and those on the south side reached an agreement. Two families on the north side donated 30 acres of land for the church and at the suggestion of the southern fraction, the church was named St. Victoria, a favored saint among three families from the south fraction.

Shopping- Victoria’s residents use the metro shopping centers of Ridgedale, Southdale, and Eden Prairie Center, who provide for urban convenience. Victoria’s own commercial base is thriving, offering from the exclusive to the basics.

Recreation- Victoria’s Park and Recreation Department has many exciting events and activities as well as facilities to please everyone. Their athletic park offers softball/baseball fields, hockey, football and soccer, basketball and Park and Recreation activities. Salter’s Park hosts a seven-apparatus exercise trail and tennis courts. 2,000 acres of the Hennepin County Park Reserve District lies in Victoria, providing camping, hiking, bike trails and the Lowry Nature Center. The University of Minnesota Horticulture Research Farm which offers its 150+ varieties of apples each fall is located in Victoria. The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum borders the East.