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Steinbach (pronounced /ˈstaɪnbæk/) is a city of approx. 13,000 people (2009 est.) in the province of Manitoba, Canada, a short distance from the capital Winnipeg. As the regional economic hub of southeastern Manitoba, Steinbach has a t trading area population of about 50,000 people. It is the fastest-growing city in Manitoba, with a population growth of 19.9% between the 2001 and the 2006 census periods, which places it as the fifth largest community in Manitoba. Sandilands Provincial Forest is a short distance east of the city.
History
Steinbach (meaning "Stony Brook" in German) was founded in 1874 by German-speaking Mennonite settlers from Russia. Prior to settling in Steinbach the original Mennonites had first moved from Holland to Prussia, followed by a moved to the Molotschna (or Milk River) colony in Russia. Within the settlement of Molotschna were a group of people following the Kleine Gemeinde known for practise of the New Testament teachings of nonresistance, community of sharing and the publication of the first inspirational books. This group was only a small minority in Molotschna but its farmers were known as the best in Moltschna.
It was families from these groups that immigrated to the Steinbach area around 1874. Mennonite immigrants were led here by the promise from the Canadian Government of military exemption.
The first and original windmill in the town was built in 1877 by Abraham S. Friesen. Entrepreneurs took advantage of the business opportunities at the time and several small businesses sprung up. Many other important and large businesses sprung up at the time helping to establish Steinbach as a regional service centre for the area.
In 1912 a Ford auto dealership was started, this was also the first Ford dealership in Western Canada. Steinbach is still known as "The Automobile City".
Steinbach continued to experience a time of steady growth in immigration. Due to continued growth Steinbach was incorporated as a town in 1948.
The Mennonite Heritage Village museum, located in the city, provides a glimpse at the life of these settlers through a reconstructed village and interpretive displays. Its Dutch windmill, which was rebuilt (with help from Dutch millwrights) after the 1972 replica was destroyed by arson in 2000, is a recognized symbol of the city.
In 2003 Steinbach residents narrowly voted in a local referendum to end liquor prohibition. Steinbach made the news again in 2004 when Miriam Toews published her best-selling novel A Complicated Kindness, which satirized the city under an alternate name.
City/Town : Latitude: 49.525796119756855, Longitude: -96.68548107147217Matches 1 to 2 of 2
Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Death  |
Person ID | Tree | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wiersema, Antje Janke | Sunday 23 July 1961 | Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada | I382401 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
| 2 | Wiersema, Grietje Maaike Elisabeth | Sunday 23 July 1961 | Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada | I382403 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
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