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Mennonite Heritage Village

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Type
  
Cultural history

Phone
  
+1 204-326-9661

Province
  
Manitoba

Mennonite Heritage Village

Location
  
Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada.

Website
  
mennoniteheritagevillage.com

Address
  
231 Provincial Trunk Hwy 12, Steinbach, MB R5G 1V3, Canada

Hours
  
Closed today SaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PM

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Mennonite heritage village


Mennonite Heritage Village is a museum in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada. It is a major tourist attraction in the area, as thousands of visitors visit it each year. It has an indoor facility documenting the history of German speaking Mennonites from Russia and an outdoor village, which is most famous for its windmill.

Contents

The museum includes two monuments originally erected in Russia to commemorate the centennial of Chortitza and honor the two Mennonite leaders, Jacob Hoeppner and Johann Bartsch, who chose the site and accompanied the first colonists.

Affiliations

The Museum is affiliated with the Canadian Museums Association, the Canadian Heritage Information Network and Virtual Museum of Canada.

References

Mennonite Heritage Village Wikipedia