Historic Sites of Manitoba: Neubergthal Mennonite Street Village (Neubergthal, Municipality of Rhineland)

Neubergthal was founded in 1876 by a group of related Mennonite families on the open plains of southern Manitoba. The village is now surrounded by flat farmland. The community occupies six sections of land where residences, farmyards, and communally owned arable fields and pasturelands are arranged in long narrow farmsteads. The farmsteads that form the village are positioned in traditional fashion behind fencing along a single tree-lined street, creating a distinct identity. Official recognition refers to the street village on the block of six sections of land.

In 1998, Neubergthal was designated a National Historic Site by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.

Aerial view of Neubergthal Street Village

Aerial view of Neubergthal Street Village (August 2020)
Source: George Penner

Neubergthal Street Village commemorative plaque

Neubergthal Street Village commemorative plaque (February 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.07498, W97.48222
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Altbergthal School No. 1296 (Neubergthal, Municipality of Rhineland)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Friesen Housebarn Interpretive Centre (Neubergthal, Municipality of Rhineland)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hamm House (Neubergthal, Municipality of Rhineland)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Herdsman’s House (Neubergthal, Municipality of Rhineland)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Plaques for Persons, Events and Sites of National Historic Significance

Neubergthal Mennonite Street Village

Hamm Housebarn, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch

Sources:

We thank George Penner for providing additional i nformation used here.

This page was prepared by Tim Worth and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 7 September 2024

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