Gretna, Manitoba

Gretna is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Rhineland within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1, 2015.

Just north of the Canada - United States border on PTH 30, Gretna had a population of 541 in 2016.

Once home to roaming Buffalo herds, the area around Gretna attracted European settlers as far back as the early 19th century.

In 1889, Mennonite Collegiate Institute, a private high school, opened in Gretna.

In 1897, Gretna and area was visited by Russian prince and anarchist Peter Kropotkin who praised the local Mennonites for their industriousness and communal lifestyle.