Marble Hall

Marble Hall
Marble Hall
Coordinates	24 ° 58 ′ 9 ″  S , 29 ° 17 ′ 19 ″  E Coordinates: 24 ° 58 ′ 9 ″  S , 29 ° 17 ′ 19 ″  E
Basic data
Country	South Africa
province	Limpopo
District	Sekhukhune
local community	Ephraim Mogale
height	910 m
surface	16.5 km²
Residents	2687 (2011)
density	162.9  Ew. / km²
founding	1942

Marble Hall ( English ; German literally: "Marble Hall") is a city in the South African province of Limpopo . It is the administrative seat of the Local Municipality Ephraim Mogale in the Sekhukhune district .

geography

In 2011, Marble Hall had 2,687 residents according to the census. The place is about 26 kilometers northwest of Groblersdal .

history

In 1920 a hole in the ground that contained 15 types of marble was discovered at the present location . In 1929 the Marble Lime Company was founded, the purpose of which was to mine the marble in open-cast mining . In 1942 the present location was established to serve as the residence of the Marble Lime Mine workers . It was initially called Marmerhol ( Afrikaans for "marble hole") and was renamed the similar sounding Marble Hall .

In 1994, Marble Hall came to Mpumalanga Province , but in 2006 it was added to Limpopo Province along with surrounding towns.

Economy and Transport

Marble Hall continues to be mined. The calcitic - dolomitic carbonate rock has white and light gray tones. Due to the presence of minerals from the serpentine group , there may be lively colors, especially sporadic dark green bands. The snow-white grades are similar to Parian and Pentelic marble . They were used in representative buildings in the country at the beginning of the 20th century.

The city is also an agricultural center. Artificial irrigation is sometimes used in the area . Among other things, wheat, cotton and citrus fruits are grown.

The National Route 11 leads approximately in a northwest-southeast direction through the city and connects Mokopane with Groblersdal. The R573 leads southwest to Siyabuswa . Marble Hall Airport ( ICAO code FAMI) is south of the city . The city is the end of a freight railway line that leads to the Pienaarsrivier station to the west, north of Pretoria .

Web links

• Portrait at sa-venues.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census , accessed on September 10, 2017
2. ↑ ^{a b} Entry in the Dictionary of Southern African Place Names , accessed on September 10, 2017
3. ↑ ^{a b} portrait at sa-venues.com (English), accessed on September 10, 2017
4. ^ WR Oosterhuis (Ed.): Stone in Southern Africa . Paris 1999, ISBN 88-8138-044-7 , p. 32