Ohrigstad
Ohrigstad | ||
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PO box 1122 | ||
| Area code | 013 | |
Ohrigstad (Afrikaans for Ohrig city), formerly Andries Orieg Stad,[3] is a small town to the north of Lydenburg in the Limpopo province, South Africa.
History
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Selati River
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The Voortrekker, Pieter Willem Prinsloo, who left the Cape between 20 June 1837 and the end of March 1838, registered a farm Dorenhoek in the Ohrigstad area on 16 March 1846.[4]
Tourism
The Echo Caves are situated close to the town.
See also
- Great trek
- Voortrekker Fort
- Andries Hendrik Potgieter
References
- hdl:2263/26503.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Ohrigstad". Census 2011.
- ^ Nieuwoudt, C.F. (1964). Die Ontstaan en Ontwikkeling van die Uitvoerende Gesag in die Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek. Cape Town: Haum. p. 97.
- ^ Visagie, Jan C. Voortrekkerstamouers 1835 - 1845. Protea Boekhuis. Pretoria. 2011. Page 406 - 407.
External links
Media related to Ohrigstad at Wikimedia Commons
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