Schanzenfeld

Schanzenfeld is a small hamlet community in the , , , located about 2 miles south of the . The village was named after Jacob Yost Shantz, a businessman from Ontario who helped Plautdietsch-speaking Mennonites migrate from Imperial Russia to southern Manitoba.
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is a city of about 12,500 people in the Pembina Valley of . Along with the neighbouring community of , it is the centre of a richly productive agricultural area, and home to a large Mennonite community.

Hamlet
is a community in the Canadian province of . It is located in the . The community was founded by Mennonites in 1875. The village is the birthplace of Canadian jazz guitarist Ed Bickert. is situated 7 km south of Schanzenfeld.

Schanzenfeld

Latitude
49.1334° or 49° 8′ 0″ north
Longitude
-97.9407° or 97° 56′ 27″ west
Elevation
279 metres (915 feet)
Open location code
86X443M5+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1072081046
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6141988
Wiki­data ID
Q7430960
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