Rural Municipality of Rhineland

The Rural Municipality of Rhineland is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on February 14, 1880.[1] It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Town of Gretna and the Town of Plum Coulee to form the Municipality of Rhineland.[2]

The former RM is located in the southern part of the province, along its border with the state of North Dakota in the United States. It had a population of 4,125 persons in the 2006 census, a slight decrease from the 4,183 reported in the 2001 Census. There is a national historic site at Neubergthal, which was officially designated in 1998 as Neubergthal Street Village.

Geography

According to Statistics Canada, the former RM had an area of 953.42 km² (386.12 sq mi).

Communities

Adjacent municipalities

R.M. of Roland R.M. of Roland / R.M. of Morris R.M. of Morris
R.M. of Stanley R.M. of Montcalm
   R.M. of Rhineland  
Gretna (town) / Pembina County, North Dakota

References

  1. ↑ "Manitoba’s Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Manitoba’s Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

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Coordinates: 49°07′59″N 97°35′39″W / 49.13306°N 97.59417°W / 49.13306; -97.59417

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