Zeerust
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| Coordinates | 25 ° 32 '17 " S , 26 ° 4' 35" E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
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| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NW | ||
| local community | Ramotshere Moiloa | ||
| height | 1188 m | ||
| surface | 57.1 km² | ||
| Residents | 9093 (2011) | ||
| density | 159.3 Ew. / km² | ||
| founding | 1867 | ||
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Zeerust (also Ikageleng ) is a city in the South African province of northwest . It is located in the Ramotshere Moiloa municipality in the Ngaka Modiri Molema district .
geography
Zeerust has 9,093 inhabitants (2011 census).
The township Ikageleng belongs to Zeerust (German for example: The place we built for ourselves), the name of which is occasionally used for the entire city.
Zeerust is located on the Klein Marico River and thus in the Marico region, which is formed by the Groot Marico River and the Klein Marico River. Zeerust is the largest city within a radius of around 50 kilometers. The city is located approximately 150 miles northwest of Johannesburg . The N4 , which connects Johannesburg and Botswana , around 50 kilometers away , runs through the city.
history
The original name of the farm on which the city was built was Sebatlani (German: Dusty Place). It belonged to Caspar Hendrik Coetzee, who bought it in 1858. The farm was later renamed Hazenjacht and finally Hazia or Hazeah . Coetzee had a church and fort built on the site in 1864 , but died during the construction work. In 1866 the farm was transferred to Diederik Jacobus Coetzee, who from 1867 sold parcels of the farm as building land, even before permission to build a settlement was granted.
The place name was originally Coetzee's Rust (Coetzee's rest); it was later abbreviated to Zeerust . In 1936 Zeerust was granted municipal status. The municipality of Jacobsdal had previously existed around ten kilometers south. Zeerust was soon more important than Jacobsdal as it was on several important traffic routes.
The most widely spoken languages in Zeerust are Setswana and Afrikaans . The community Zeerust was after the end of apartheid in Ramotshere Moiloa renamed. It was named after a local chief who fought against apartheid.
Economy and Transport
Zeerust is an important trading center for the area. The area is characterized by large livestock farms. Wheat, corn, tobacco and citrus fruits are grown. Lead and chrome ores are also mined in the area . The N4 runs through Zeerust in an east-west direction and is the city's most important traffic route. Other highways lead from Zeerust to Gaborone and Mahikeng . Zeerust is located on the Johannesburg – Mahikeng railway line , which is no longer served as scheduled. However, special trains such as the Pride of Africa continue to run via Zeerust.
Attractions
- The Anglican Church from 1867 can be visited.
- The Zeerust Museum shows cultural and historical exhibits from the Marico region.
- Nearby are the ruins of Kaditshwene , once the largest Iron Age stone-built settlement in southern Africa .
Personalities
- Sydney Jacobson, Baron Jacobson (1908–1988), British journalist and publisher, born in Zeerust
- Mogoeng Mogoeng (* 1961), South African lawyer, born in Zeerust
Web links
- Tourist information on Zeerust (accessed September 6, 2017)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 21, 2013
- ↑ Information on Kaditshwene at sahra.org.za (English), accessed on April 5, 2018