Fertile Belt No. 183, Saskatchewan
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Fertile Belt No. 183 is a rural municipality
Rural municipality
A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...

 in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 encompassing 1,006.68 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality maintains its office in Stockholm, Saskatchewan
Stockholm, Saskatchewan
Stockholm is a community in the southeastern portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located south of Yorkton along Highways 9 and 22. Stockholm is the seat of government for the rural municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183...

. The rural municipality in conjunction with the provincial government is in charge of maintenance of highways in its area. As well, the municipality provides policing, fire protection and municipal governance for the rural district, with a reeve as its administrator.

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Historical buildings

There are two historical buildings located within the rural municipality:
  • Our Lady of Assumption (Kaposvar) Roman Catholic Church - (also called Kaposvar Museum) Located in Esterhazy
    Esterhazy, Saskatchewan
    Esterhazy is a town in the southeastern portion of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, located 83 km southeast of Yorkton along Highways 22 and 80. The town is located within the rural municipality of Fertile Belt No...

    , the building was erected in 1906-1907 by Brothers of Father Jules Pirot with Hungarian farmers hauling stones from the surrounding area.
  • New Stockholm Lutheran Church - (also called Swedish Evangelical Lutheran New Strockholm Church) the building was erected in 1917 by Swedish immigrants. The church is located in the village of Stockholm
    Stockholm, Saskatchewan
    Stockholm is a community in the southeastern portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located south of Yorkton along Highways 9 and 22. Stockholm is the seat of government for the rural municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183...

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