Steinbach (Manitoba)

Steinbach
Town hall in the center of Steinbach
Location in Manitoba
Steinbach
State :	Canada
Province :	Manitoba
Region:	Eastman Region
Coordinates :	49 ° 32 ′  N , 96 ° 41 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 32 ′  N , 96 ° 41 ′  W
Height :	268  m
Area :	25.57 km²
Residents :	13,524 (as of 2011)
Population density :	528.9 inhabitants / km²
Time zone :	Central Time ( UTC − 6 )
Postal code :	R5G
Mayor :	Earl Funk
Website :	www.steinbach.ca

Steinbach is a rapidly growing small town in the south of the Canadian Prairie Province of Manitoba . After Winnipeg and Brandon , Steinbach ranks third in the province with a population of 13,524. The model for the current growth is Winkler (Manitoba) , a city 100 km southwest with a similar history.

The place was founded in 1874 by German-speaking Mennonites from Ukraine and what was then Russia ( Russian Mennonites ). Because of their pacifist attitude, the Mennonites in southern Russia (today's Ukraine) came under increasing pressure from the Russian tsar. Among other things, they refused to do military service, as they did in Prussia, and insisted that the children be educated in Mennonite private schools. A Canadian publisher of Mennonite literature then invited the traditionally oriented Mennonite community movement “Small Congregation” (today: Evangelical Mennonite Conference ) to emigrate to sparsely populated southern Manitoba.

Even today, more than 2500 Germans or people of German origin live in the city; about half of the population has German ancestors, has German names and speaks German. The current mayor is called Earl Funk. Steinbach is predominantly agriculturally oriented and grew by 60% in the first decade of the 21st century due to an open immigration policy. This is also reflected in the diversity of the faiths represented here, especially the Christian faiths. In addition to the Mennonites, there are Pentecostal , Lutheran , Baptist, and others congregations . There are 45 churches in Steinbach. The Mennonite Heritage Village open-air museum documents the history of Mennonite immigration to Canada.

sons and daughters of the town

• Gordon Towers (1919–1999), Canadian politician
• Dale Krentz (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player
• Miriam Toews (* 1964), Canadian writer and freelance journalist
• Allison Hossack (born 1965), Canadian actress
• Scott Bairstow (born 1970), Canadian actor
• Paul Dyck (* 1971), Canadian ice hockey player
• Sean Tallaire (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
• Ian White (* 1984), Canadian ice hockey defender

Web links

Commons : Steinbach, Manitoba  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Portrait of the city of Steinbach as a radio feature on Deutschlandfunk and Bayerischer Rundfunk ( Memento from September 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) 2013
• Steinbach as a model for successful immigration policy (Globe and Mail) (English language video)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Canadian Population Statistics 2011
2. ^ Archie Penner: Steinbach (Manitoba, Canada) . In: Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
3. ↑ The members of the "Small Congregation" today belong to the American, right-wing conservative evangelical movement.
4. ^ Henry Fast and Terry Smith, Evangelical Mennonite Conference (Small Church) . In: Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
5. ^ Website of the city with the mayor