Rosenort,

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, is an

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recognized as a

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within the

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about 17 kilometres from the town of

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and about 47 kilometres south of

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. Rosenort is named after a

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village in

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, meaning 'Rose Garden' in

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. A post office was located on 32-5-1E and was opened in 1899. Rosenort has a K-12 school that is a part of the Red River Valley School Division. Rosenort was established in 1874 after David Klassen, a

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Mennonite delegate and signer of the Privilegium decided to establish a settlement along what is now called the Morris River rather than settle in the nearby

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. The area became known the Scratching River Settlement. The community was settled by 31

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-speaking families of Mennonites of Dutch descent, who came from the

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colony in the

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, whose descendants continue to have a significant presence in the community.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Rosenort had a population of 798 living in 275 of its 283 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 701. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Notable people

* Jordan Peters, curler

References

* ''Geographic Names of Manitoba (Rosenort: pg. 233)'' - the Millennium Bureau of Canada Designated places in Manitoba Local urban districts in Manitoba Mennonitism in Manitoba Russian Mennonite diaspora in Canada Unincorporated communities in Pembina Valley Region {{Manitoba-geo-stub