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About St. Donatus, IA

St. Donatus is a tiny Mississippi River village about 20 miles north of Dubuque via Highway 52. Founded by Luxembourg immigrants in the 1840s, it's one of Iowa's most distinctive European settlements. The main attraction is the Gehlen House, an 1848 limestone mansion that's now a museum displaying Luxembourg heritage and period furnishings.

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St. Donatus, IA is in United States, at 42.362, -90.542 - about 16 km north-east of La Motte, IA.

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The closest airport to St. Donatus, IA is Dubuque Regional Airport, 19 km (about 21 min by car).

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