Dundee (South Africa)
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| Coordinates | 28 ° 10 ′ S , 30 ° 14 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| KwaZulu-Natal | |||
| District | Umzinyathi | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | ||
| local community | Endumeni | ||
| Residents | 34,924 (2011) | ||
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Dundee is a city in South Africa in the northwest of the province of KwaZulu-Natal . Umzinyathi District is located in Dundee . In 2011 the city had 34,924 inhabitants.
geography
The city is located in the middle of a valley of the Biggarsberg Mountains and is surrounded by three mountains with distinctive names:
- Indumeni ("Where the thunder rolls"),
- Mpati ("place of good water"),
- Talana ("depository for valuables")
There are rich coal deposits in the area.
history
Originally, Dundee was a farm owned by Peter Smith. He named it in 1882 after his Scottish hometown Dundee . The area was visited early on by traders and fortune hunters for its coal deposits.
After finding a substantial coal deposit, Smith founded the Dundee Coal Company . He listed them on the London Stock Exchange as early as 1899 . Dundee soon developed into a rapidly growing city with stately estates, including the first theater north of what was then Port Natal, now Durban . Seven roads leading into the hinterland and the coast crossed in Dundee, which led many traders from among the Indian immigrants to settle in the region.
economy
The city is surrounded by coal mines. Based on this, it is referred to in English as "Coalopolis".
Most of the agricultural activity around Dundee is limited to raising livestock for milk production.
Local farmers banded together to bring wildlife to their farms and promote tourism by providing hiking trails and shelter. In addition, the opportunity is given to spend the holidays on the farms and to work.
Attractions
- Talana Museum ( isiZulu shelf, in which valuable things are kept ) - various topics are presented in several buildings; from the wars to agriculture, mining and industry to domestic life
- MOTH Museum ( Memorable Order of Tin Hats ; literally from English The Unforgettable Order of Tin Hats , an organization of veterans established in South Africa shortly after World War I ) - a collection of military memorabilia from the time of the Zulu Wars to the present day
- Cenotaph - a memorial to those who died in the city in the two world wars
- Isibindi Eco-Reserve - a nature reserve with an area of over 1600 hectares with different habitats from mountainous grassy areas and steppe landscape in the valleys to forests on rivers; the nature reserve is home to a large number of native animal species
- Farmers' Brewery - a brewery where beer is brewed according to German recipes; An "Oktoberfest" takes place here every year
Dundee is close to the historic battlefields of the Zulu and Boer wars (including the battles at Blood River and Isandhlwana ).
Web links
- Tourism in Dundee (English)
- Website of the Talana Museum (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 16, 2013
- ↑ a b Dundee and Surrounds , accessed March 5, 2016
- ↑ a b Dundee at countryroads.co.za ( Memento from May 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Talana Museum: Our Museum . on www.talana.co.za (English)
- ↑ isibindiafrica.co.za
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from April 24, 2008 in the Internet Archive )