Colesberg
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Colesberg
Koolsberg in Afrikaans PO box | 9795 | |
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| Area code | 051 | |
Colesberg is a town with 17,354 inhabitants in the
In a sheep-farming area spread over half-a-million hectares, greater Colesberg breeds many of the country's top merinos. It is also renowned for producing high-quality racehorses and many stud farms, including one owned by renowned golfer, Gary Player, are nearby.
History
Founded in 1830 on an abandoned station of the London Missionary Society, and initially named Toverberg after a nearby hill, it was renamed Colesberg after Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole, then Governor of the Cape Colony.[3] The site of the town lay on one of the well-travelled routes used by traders, hunters and explorers to gain access to the interior. Towerberg or Coleskop is a prominent hill near the town and a landmark easily seen from a distance by travellers.
Colesberg saw a large number of battles and skirmishes during the second
A number of
The Colesberg Bank was founded in 1861.[4] Michael Davitt wrote while documenting the Second Boer War, that the previous generation noted the village as a rendezvous for hunters and diamond miners.[5]
Past residents
- Hennie Bingle, rector of the PUK
- General Piet Cronje, a South African general in both the Anglo-Boer wars.
- Broederbond
- Frans du Toit, a South African Economist, and Trade Commissioner.
- Ricardo Loubscher, South Africa national rugby union team player & rugby coach
- Zamani Saul, Premier of the Northern Cape
- Nicolaas Theunissen, South African Test cricketer
Cityscape
Architecture
The town boasts many buildings that were built in a blend of
Society and culture
Museums, monuments and memorials
A large number of Heritage Sites registered with the South African Heritage Resources Agency are located in Colesberg.
Economy
Farming in the area is dedicated almost entirely to horses and
The town has a thriving tourism industry, in part because it represents a rough halfway point between Johannesburg and Cape Town.
The Doornkloof Nature Reserve is located near Colesberg on the confluence of the Orange and Seekoei Rivers.
References
- hdl:2263/26503.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Colesberg". Census 2011.
- ^ Raper, R.E. Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Human Science Research Council. p. 119.
- ^ The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited. "Standard Bank Group – Historical Overview" (PDF). p. 2.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Davitt, Michael (1902). The Boer Fight for Freedom. The University of Michigan: Funk & Wagnalls. pp. 357.
- ^ Krige, Nadia. "South Africa's Halfway Towns". Traveller24. News24. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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