Prieska
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 40 ′ S , 22 ° 45 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
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| District | Pixley Ka Seme | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NC | ||
| local community | Siyathemba | ||
| Residents | 14,246 (2011) | ||
| founding | 1882 | ||
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Prieska is a town in Siyathemba Municipality , Pixley Ka Seme District , Northern Cape Province in South Africa . The city is named after the Koranna word for 'place of the lost goat' ( Prieschap ). In 2011 Prieska had 14,246 inhabitants.
history
The city, located at the foot of the Doringberg, was founded in 1882 and received city status in 1892. It spreads on the southern bank of the Orange .
The asteroid (1359) Prieska was named after the city in 1935 by the South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson .
economy
Prieska is an agricultural center ; There are also large quantities of gemstones here , where the tiger's eye dominates. The region around Prieska is the world's largest supplier here.
In the past Prieska was also known for its mining . Larger copper and zinc deposits were discovered in 1968 and the "Prieska copper mine" from Anglovaal Mining Ltd. founded. It became one of the main extraction sites for these ores in the North Cape. Copper was the more valuable product, but zinc was extracted more in volume. The mine closed in 1996 as it became less and less profitable over the years.
Asbestos was mined on a large scale in the Prieska area until the end of the 1960s . The resulting environmental damage and an increased risk of illness can still be identified today.
The Prieska solar park with an output of 86 MWp was built near the city in 2016 .
Attractions
- The Die Bos nature reserve: trees, bushes, Karoo landscape , many succulents
- The fort: on the Prieska hill, it overlooks the city, built by the British during the Second Boer War (1899–1902).
- Hiking trails: Oranjezicht and T'Keikamspoort hiking trails are 10 km south of the city in the Doorn Mountains.
- Khoisan Rock Art : rock art of the San .
- Prieska Museum : small local history museum.
- Ria Huysamen Aloe Garden : large number of succulents. The area between Prieska and Vioolsdrift is also known as the " Rock Garden Route ".
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ L. Braun, S. Kisting: Asbestos-related disease in South Africa: the social production of an invisible epidemic. In: American Journal of Public Health . Volume 96, Number 8, August 2006, pp. 1386-1396, doi : 10.2105 / AJPH.2005.064998 , PMID 16809596 , PMC 1522094 (free full text).
- ↑ juwi solar power plant cheaper than coal electricity . In: IWR , November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.