Grunthal is a small town in the Rural Municipality of Hanover

Hanover, Manitoba

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, Manitoba

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 located about 20 minutes west of Steinbach

Steinbach, Manitoba

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, and about 40 minutes south of Winnipeg. It had a population

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 of 1000 in 2006. Tourist attractions include Grunthal's Annual Fairdays which are held on the second weekend in August and includes a parade, rodeo and racing amongst other activities. Schools include K-4 South Oaks School, 5-12 Green Valley School, all part of the Hanover School Division

Hanover School Division

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. Grunthal includes a variety of Mennonite

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 churches.

Grunthal is a German name and can be translated as Greenvalley (Grün = green + Thal = valley).

Its economy is primarily agrarian based. The area was originally settled by immigrants of Russian Mennonite origin and is also highly populated with Ukrainians and recent German immigrants.