Holland, Manitoba

Holland, Manitoba is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[2] in the Rural Municipality of Victoria, in Manitoba.

Holland
City
Village of Holland
Emmanuel Anglican Church.
Holland Location of Steinbach in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°35′40″N 98°52′52″W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Rural Municipality	Victoria
Established	1878
Government
• MP (Portage—Lisgar)	Candice Bergen (CPC)
• MLA (Midland)	Blaine Pedersen
Area
• Total	25.59 km^2 (9.88 sq mi)
Elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	353[1]
• Density	125.4/km^2 (325/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code span	Rxx
Area code(s)	204
Demonym	Hollander

It is located at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 34, along the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks.

It lies south of the Assiniboine River, at an elevation of 380 metres (1,250 ft). Spruce Woods Provincial Park is located north-west of the community.

Community facilities include an elementary school, a public library, fire department, a supermarket, a convenience store, a hardware, a post office and a medical clinic. A skating arena and curling rink are open during the winter months only. A farm machinery dealership lies opposite the town across Highway 2.

Residents of Holland are known as "Hollanders". Holland is the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of Victoria and home to the LaSalle Redboine Conservation District and the Tiger Hills Arts Association.

Our Lady of the Prairies, and Trappist Cheese

A nearby Trappist monastery, Our Lady of the Prairies, once made fromage de la trappe.

Notable people

• Glen Harmon, NHL all-star
• Ken Leishman, criminal known for robberies between 1957 and 1966

References

1. "Population data, Holland". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
2. "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.

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