Christiana (South Africa)
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| Coordinates | 27 ° 55 ′ S , 25 ° 10 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
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| District | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NW | ||
| local community | Lekwa-Teemane | ||
| Residents | 3571 (2011) | ||
 Train station in Christiana
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Christiana is an agricultural city in South Africa . It is located on the Vaal , in the North West province on the N12 national road between Bloemhof and Warrenton . It has 3,571 inhabitants (as of 2011).
history
The city was founded in 1870 by diamond seekers and named after Christina Meyer, the only daughter of Andries Pretorius , once the President of the South African Republic .
Emil Holub, who traveled to the place in 1872 (work: Seven Years in South Africa ) wrote in his travel log:
“Coming closer, we found an elongated brick house covered with sheet iron , a second artificial structure made of earth and stakes that threatened to collapse at any moment, and a third little house made of baked bricks with a flat roof. These "buildings", 2 tents and 13 Koranna huts , listed at three different ends of the measured future city , formed the sea of houses in the westernmost of the cities of the republic in 1872, which was later caused by the unrest in the country of Gassibone and among the nearby Korannas in the south -Africa quite well known Christiana. The first-named house was the Landdrost's apartment and at the same time the office of the highest civil and military authority in the Bloemhof district, in the second small, flat-tiled roof, there was a shop and in the dilapidated house, if I am not mistaken, the sheriff lived Notary etc. "
Attractions
Sights include the San rock carvings found near Christiana and the Digger's Diamonds Museum , which shows memorabilia from the early phase of the diamond industry that led to the founding of the city.
Web links
- Tourist information about the city ( Memento of September 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 21, 2013
- ↑ http://www.valeriodistefano.com/00/tedesco/1/5/7/8/15787/15787-h/15787-h.htm ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was created automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
