RM of Fertile Belt’s story
The Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183 was incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913. It surrounds the town of Esterhazy and the villages of Atwater, Bangor and Stockholm, and its office is in Stockholm.
Two historic buildings in the RM reflect the immigrant settlers who farmed here. Our Lady of Assumption (Kaposvar) Roman Catholic Church, also called the Kaposvar Museum, stands in Esterhazy. It was built in 1906-1907 by the Brothers of Father Jules Pirot, with Hungarian farmers hauling stones from the surrounding area to the site.
The New Stockholm Lutheran Church, also known as the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran New Stockholm Church, was built in 1917 by Swedish immigrants. It is located in the village of Stockholm.
Today the RM is also home to the organized hamlet of Pelican Shores and the locality of Zeneta, and the Esterhazy Airport lies within its boundaries.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.
