| Friedensfeld | |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Manitoba |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Manitoba |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eastman Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census Division |
| Subdivision Name3: | No. 2 |
| Leader Title: | Reeve (RM of Hanover) |
| Leader Name: | Stan Toews |
| Leader Title1: | Governing Body |
| Leader Name1: | Rural Municipality of Hanover Council |
| Leader Title3: | MP (Provencher) |
| Leader Name3: | Ted Falk |
| Leader Title4: | MLA (Steinbach) |
| Leader Name4: | Kelvin Goertzen |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1891-92 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | −6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −5 |
| Coordinates: | 49.4733°N -96.6689°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | R0A 1X0 |
| Area Code: | 204, 431 |
| Website: | https://www.hanovermb.ca |
Friedensfeld is a settlement in the Rural Municipality of Hanover, Manitoba, Canada. It is located 2.51NaN1 south of Steinbach, approximately 1.60NaN0 east of the junction of Provincial Road 303 and Provincial Trunk Highway 12.
Friedensfeld comes from the German Friedensfeld, which translates to Peaceful Field or Peaceful Place.[1]
The first settlers in the area were German Lutherans from Ukraine, who began to arrive in the area in 1891-92.[2] In 1903, the first Lutheran church, St. Paul's Church was completed and in 1926, a second, St. John's Church, was established. In 1911, Friedensfeld School was established,[3] with enrolment reaching as high as 60 students.[4] It closed in 1966, with the province-wide school consolidation, despite attempts by the community to save it.
The Friedensfeld Community Centre, formed in 1967 but only opened in 1970, features a large community hall, playground with picnic shelters, and baseball diamonds, which were home to the Friedensfeld Sultans fastball and baseball teams until 2009.[5] The Bantam AA Friedensfeld Sultans won the 2007 AA Western Canadian Baseball Championships. The championship trophy is still located within the trophy case inside the Friedensfeld Hall.