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Kleefeld, Manitoba
Kleefeld (; ; german: clover field, Plautdietsch: Kleefelt ) is a local urban district located in the Rural Municipality of Hanover, Manitoba, Canada. It was settled in 1874, the first Mennonite settlement in Western Canada, and was originally called ''Gruenfeld'' (german: Grünfeld, 'green field'). History The area now known as Kleefeld 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. The East Reserve was established in 1873 after delegates from Imperial Russia were persuaded by William Hespeler to immigrate to Canada rather than the United States. The delegates signed the Privilegium with the Canadian government that guaranteed religious freedom, military exemption, private schools, and land. Mennonite settlers began to arrive a year later, and Gruenfeld, now Kleefeld, was the first Menn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Urban District
A local urban district is a type of unincorporated community within the Canadian province of Manitoba. According to ''The Municipal Act'', a local urban district is a locality wholly within a rural municipality that "has at least 250 residents and a population density of at least 400 residents per square kilometre or such other density as the minister may in a specific case consider sufficient for the type and level of services to be provided in the local urban district". The ''Local Urban Districts Regulation'' designates 65 unincorporated communities in Manitoba as local urban districts. List See also *List of municipalities in Manitoba **List of cities in Manitoba **List of towns in Manitoba ** List of villages in Manitoba **List of rural municipalities in Manitoba *List of communities in Manitoba *List of designated places in Manitoba *List of population centres in Manitoba A population centre, in Canadian census data, is a populated place, or a cluster of interrelated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |