Rosenort, Manitoba

Rosenort is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[1] in Manitoba located about 17 kilometres from Morris and about 47 kilometres south of Winnipeg. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Morris. It had a population of 572 inhabitants in 2011.[2]

The location is named after a Mennonite village in Imperial Russia. The name means "Village of Roses" or "Place of Roses" in German. A post office was located on 32-5-1E and was opened in 1899. Rosenort does have a school.

The community was settled in the 1874 by 31 Plautdietsch speaking families of Mennonites of German descent, who came from Chortitza Colony in the Russian Empire. Until today Rosenort is inhabited by people with typical Mennonite names like Friesen, Loewen, Dueck/Dyck, Rempel, Kroeker, Siemens, Reimer, Klassen, Thiessen, Toews, etc.

References

  1. ↑ "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ city-data.com Rosenort, Manitoba, Canada

Coordinates: 49°27′31″N 97°26′03″W / 49.45861°N 97.43417°W / 49.45861; -97.43417

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