Wartburg (South Africa)
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 26 ′ S , 30 ° 35 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| KwaZulu-Natal | |||
| District | umgungundlovu | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | ||
| local community | uMshwathi | ||
| height | 881 m | ||
| Residents | 906 (2011) | ||
 Hotel Wartburger Hof
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Wartburg is a place in the Midlands of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal . It is located in the uMshwathi parish in the uMgungundlovu district .
Wartburg was founded in the middle of the 19th century by German settlers from the Hanover area . In 2011 the place had 906 inhabitants. The majority of them are descendants of the immigrants and some of them still speak German. The two Lutheran churches in the area were also built by the German settlers. The name of the place comes from the German Wartburg near Eisenach . Martin Luther translated the Bible there. The Luther rose can be seen in the coat of arms of Wartburg .
In the Wartburger Hof, a hotel and restaurant, German food and home-brewed beer are served. There is also the Wartburg Kirchdorf School , a school of German origin, in which German is still partly taught today.
In addition to tourism, agriculture is also important for the Wartburg economy. Mainly corn , sugar cane , industrial wood and kiwi are grown.
geography
Wartburg is located about 30 kilometers northeast of Pietermaritzburg at an altitude of 881 meters above sea level.
The average rainfall in Wartburg is 732 millimeters. Most of the precipitation falls in summer (October to March). The lowest amount of precipitation occurs in June with 5 millimeters. Most of the precipitation falls in January (116 millimeters). The average maximum temperature in Wartburg varies from 19.7 ° C in June to 26.2 ° C in January. The coldest month is June. Here the average minimum nighttime temperatures are 5.8 ° C.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 17, 2013
- ↑ a b c Wartburg (South Africa) ( German ) Umfulana Reisen . Retrieved on June 1, 2010. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Wartburg, Natal Midlands ( English ) South Africa Travel . Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ^ History ( English ) Wartburg Kirchdorf School . Archived from the original on June 16, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ↑ Wartburg - South Africa own German community ( English ) Country Roads . Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ↑ Wartburg, South Africa Page ( English ) Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. . Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ↑ Wartburg climate ( English ) SA Explorer . Retrieved June 1, 2010.
