Grunthal, Manitoba

Grunthal
Grunthal
	Grunthal Location of Grunthal in Manitoba
	Coordinates: 49°24′24″N 96°51′29″W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Eastman
Established	1876
Government
• MP (Provencher)	Ted Falk (CPC)
• MLA; (La Verendrye)	Dennis Smook (PC)
Area
• Total	2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi)
Elevation	268 m (879 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	1,680
• Density	593.70/km2 (1,537.7/sq mi)
• Change 2006-11	35.8%
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	http://www.grunthal.ca

Grunthal (German: Grünthal) is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[1] in the Rural Municipality of Hanover, Manitoba, located 15 miles southwest of Steinbach, and about 50 minutes south of Winnipeg. It had a population of 1,680 in 2016.[2]

The area that is now known as Grunthal was originally lands of the nomadic Ojibway-speaking Anishinabe people. On 3 August 1871 the Anishinabe people signed Treaty 1 and moved onto reserves such as the Brokenhead Indian Reserve and Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation Reserve.[3] The community of Grunthal was settled in 1876 by Plautdietsch-speaking Mennonites immigrants, from Imperial Russia, specifically the Bergthal Colony.[4]Grunthal was one of dozens of village of what was known as the East Reserve, an area set aside by the Canadian government for Mennonite settlement, and it is now populated with their descendants, as well as people of Ukrainian and German descent and other ethnicities. The name Grunthal means "Green Valley" in German.

Tourist attractions include Grunthal's Annual Fairdays held on the third weekend in August; it features a parade and a rodeo, among other activities. Schools include the K to Grade 4 South Oaks School and the Grades 5 to 12 Green Valley School, all part of the Hanover School Division. Grunthal includes a variety of Mennonite churches, and businesses. Its economy is primarily agrarian-based. Grunthal is also host to one of the best motocross tracks in Manitoba, in past years the track hosted numerous Canadian Motocross National events with the country's top riders coming to race. Grunthal is home to the Grunthal Red Wings, hockey teams ranging from squirts to senior.

Notable people

Jack Thiessen, linguist and writer

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References

"Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2017-02-08). "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Grunthal [Population centre], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
"History and Heritage of Roseau River First Nation". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
Francis, E.K. (1955). In Search of Utopia. D.W. Friesens and Sons.

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[LUDR-1] "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.

[2] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2017-02-08). "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Grunthal [Population centre], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-18.

[3] "History and Heritage of Roseau River First Nation". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

[4] Francis, E.K. (1955). In Search of Utopia. D.W. Friesens and Sons.