Middelburg (Mpumalanga)
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| Coordinates | 25 ° 46 ′ S , 29 ° 27 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
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| District | Nkangala | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-MP | ||
| local community | Steve Tshwete | ||
| height | 1490 m | ||
| Residents | 87,348 (2011) | ||
| founding | 1864 | ||
 Dutch Reformed Church in Middelburg
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Middelburg is a city in the South African province of Mpumalanga . It is located in Steve Tshwete Parish in Nkangala District .
geography
In 2011 Middelburg had 87,348 inhabitants. Middelburg is the administrative seat of the district and the municipality. The former townships are Mhluzi, Nasareth and Eastdene. The city lies on the Klein Olifants River , a tributary of the Lepelle . The town of eMalahleni , where there is coal mining, is around 25 kilometers to the west .
history
Middelburg was founded in 1864 by Voortrekkern in the area of the Sterkfontein farm as Nasareth , in German: Root of the dry land. In 1872 the name was changed to Middelburg (German: Mittelburg) to describe the location between Pretoria and the gold mining town of Lydenburg (today: Mashishing). In 1890 a Dutch reformed church was built, called Witkerk . During the Second Boer War , British troops set up a concentration camp in the city . 1381 Boer women and children died here. The Memorial Museum was built next to their graves .
The Columbus Stainless steel mill attracted large numbers of workers from the United Kingdom and other European countries in the 1950s to 1970s . Until the end of apartheid, Mhluzi was reserved for blacks, Nasareth for the Colored and Eastdene for people of Indian origin.
Economy and Transport
The largest company is Columbus Stainless. The coal required for steel production is obtained from eMalahleni. In addition, numerous agricultural products are grown around Middelburg.
There is a public and a private hospital in Middelburg.
The N4 , which is part of the Trans-Kalahari Highway , runs a little south of Middelburg in a west-east direction . The N11 runs in a north-south direction through Middelburg and crosses the N4 southwest of the city. Middelburg is on the Pretoria – Maputo railway line , which is also used for passenger transport. The regional airport has the ICAO code FAMB.
Daughters and sons of the church
- Esther Mahlangu (* 1935), painter of the Ndebele ethnic group
- Jaco van Gass (* 1986), British-South African disabled cyclist
photos
Middelburg train station
Electric locomotive SAR class 18E Series 1 in Middelburg
Arnot coal-fired power station near Middelburg
Botshabelo Church northwest of Middelburg
Fort Merensky in Middelburg
Attractions
- The Memorial Museum commemorates the Second Boer War.
- North-west of Middelburg is the museum village Botshabelo, in which the culture of the Ndebele is presented.
Web links
- Tourist information (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 16, 2013