Springstein, Manitoba
Encyclopedia
Springstein is a village in the Canadian province of Manitoba
, located in the Rural Municipality of Cartier
, about 20 kilometres west of Winnipeg
. The community has been around at least since the 1930s. Originally it was settled by people who were part of the Mennonite
religion.
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, located in the Rural Municipality of Cartier
Cartier, Manitoba
Rural Municipality of Cartier is part of the Central Plains Region in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is named after Sir George-Étienne Cartier who was a leader in bringing Quebec into Confederation.It was part of a larger municipality, St...
, about 20 kilometres west of Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
. The community has been around at least since the 1930s. Originally it was settled by people who were part of the Mennonite
Mennonite
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders...
religion.