Baldur, Manitoba

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Baldur is a village in the Canadian province of Manitoba, located in the Rural Municipality of Argyle. Baldur is the largest community of the municipality, which is in southwestern Manitoba between Brandon and Portage la Prairie.

The village was founded with the coming of the railway in 1890. Then town was named Baldur, reflecting the Icelandic heritage of the people in the community.