Groot Marico
Groot Marico | ||
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Postal code (street) 2850 | ||
Website | www.marico.co.za |
Groot Marico is a
Description
The topography comprises dry bushveld with a climate that is ideal for cattle,
The town was formed by the
The word "Marico" was made famous in South Africa by Herman Charles Bosman's writings of this area and later re-enactments of these tales by actor Patrick Mynhardt. Bosman described the area thus:
There is no other place I know that is so heavy with atmosphere, so strangely and darkly impregnated with that stuff of life that bears the authentic stamp of South Africa
At least part of Bosman's musings may have been inspired by sips of the
In 2010, the farms surrounding Groot Marico were among the last in South Africa to still be connected through party lines to a manual telephone exchange, which require callers to ask an operator to connect them to other telephone lines by pushing jacks into slots.
Groot Marico is the smallest town in South Africa that host an annual arts festival as well as a mountain bike race.
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References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Groot Marico". Census 2011.
- ^ Marico - Africa at its best
- ^ "De Beers wil diamante myn in Groot Marico". Netwerk24. Retrieved 2016-01-14.