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Pietermaritzburg City Hall found on a photo album dated 1924. The city was occupied by Voortrekkers, in April 1838 following the murder of Piet Retief and his seventy-strong party at the Zulu Capital, Mgungundlovu (6 February 1838), when seeking land to settle around Port Natal (The Natal-Land Treaty), and from where the reprisal Wenkommando departed (November 1838) to defeat Dingane at the ...
The following is a timeline of the history of Pietermaritzburg. It is part of the Msunduzi Local Municipality in the Umgungundlovu District Municipality , KwaZulu-Natal province , South Africa . 19th century
Type of site: Gun. This gun is a well known city landmark, with a significant, but little known history. Its declarati Pietermaritzburg: Pietermaritzburg Heritage Object Upload Photo: 9/2/436/0082 Dorchester House, 190 Loop Street, Pietermaritzburg
Hillcrest is a town in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa that forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and is situated approximately 32 km (20 mi) north-west of Durban and 53 km (33 mi) south-east of Pietermaritzburg.
The 'German House' owned by the Lange family on what is today Jan Hofmeyr Road became an important stopover for those travelling the Old Main Road between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. The Outspan Tree (derived from the Afrikaans uitspan: out-span or to rest) alongside the hostelry is where travelers could rest is now a national monument. The ...
Gerhardus Marthinus (Gert or Gerrit) Maritz (1 March 1797 – 23 September 1838), was a Voortrekker pioneer and leader, wagon builder. [6] [7] [8]Gerrit Maritz was the son of Salamo Stefanus Maritz and Maria Elizabeth Oosthuizen.
This is a category of articles pertaining to the South African city of Pietermaritzburg Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pietermaritzburg . Subcategories
The following is a list of mayors of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. The British dominated Pietermaritzburg government until the second half of the 20th century. National white minority rule in South Africa ended in 1994. When the Msunduzi Local Municipality formed circa 2001, its mayoralty included Pietermaritzburg. D. D. Buchanan, 1854 [1]