Kleefeld, Manitoba

Kleefeld
Nickname: 
Honey Capital of Manitoba
Motto(s): 
Land of Milk and Honey
Kleefeld is located in Manitoba
Kleefeld
Kleefeld
Location of Kleefeld in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°30′05″N 96°52′29″W / 49.50139°N 96.87472°W / 49.50139; -96.87472
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionEastman
Rural MunicipalityHanover
Established1874
Government
 • Governing bodyR.M. of Hanover
 • MP (Provencher)Ted Falk (CPC)
 • MLA (La Verendrye)Konrad Narth (PC)
Area
 • Total3.1 km2 (1.21 sq mi)
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2021)[1][2]
1,904
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal Code
R0A 0V0
WebsiteKleefeld.ca

Kleefeld (/ˈklifɛld/; German pronunciation: [ˈkleːfɛlt]; German: clover field, Plautdietsch: Kleefelt /ˈklɔɪ̯fɛlt/) is a local urban district located in the Rural Municipality of Hanover, Manitoba, Canada.

It was settled in 1874, the first Mennonite settlement in Western Canada, and was originally called Gruenfeld (German: Grünfeld, 'green field').

  1. ^ "Living in Hanover". Rural Municipality of Hanover. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "Hanover Population Nears 20,000". Steinbach Online. January 29, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2023.