Steinbach (/ˈstaɪnbæk/; German pronunciation: [ˈʃtaɪnbax]) is a city of approx. 13,524 people (as of the Canada 2011 Census) in the southeast corner of the province of Manitoba, Canada, a short distance from the capital Winnipeg. Steinbach is the largest community in the Eastman region of Manitoba. The city is located in the Rural Municipality of Hanover and bordered to the east by the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie.
The name of „Steinbach“ is translated from German as „Stony Brook“ and was first settled by Mennonite peoples in 1874. The city continues to have a strong Mennonite and German influence today with over 50 percent of the residents claiming German heritage. Steinbach is found on the eastern edge of the Canadian Prairies, while Sandilands Provincial Forest is a short distance east of the city.
Steinbach is primarily an agricultural community, however as the regional economic hub of southeastern Manitoba, Steinbach has a trading area population of about 50,000 people….