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Klerksdorp is a city and administrative district located in the North West Province (formerly Western Transvaal), South Africa. Melbourne, Australia by night For alternate meanings see city (disambiguation) A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ...
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History
The city was founded in 1837 when the Voortrekkers settled on the banks of the Schoonspruit ("Clear stream"), which flows through the town. 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
The Voortrekkers (Afrikaans for pioneers, literally those who move ahead or first/forward traveler) were white Afrikaner farmers, then known as Boers, who in the 1830s and 1840s emigrated during a series of mass movements of a number of separate trekking contingents under different leaders in what is called the...
The most prominent of the first settlers was C.M. du Plooy who claimed a farm of about 160 km², called it Elandsheuwel ("Hill of the Eland"). He gave plots of land and communal grazing rights on this farm to other Voortrekkers in return for their labour in building a dam and an irrigation canal. This collection of smallholdings was later given the name of Klerksdorp in honor of the first landdrost (magistrate) of the area, Jacob de Clerq. Binomial name Taurotragus oryx Pallas, 1766 The Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx) is a savannah and plain antelope found in East and Southern Africa. ...
A magistrate is a judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. ...
In August 1886 gold was discovered in the Klerksdorp district as well as on the Witwatersrand, which lies about 160 km to the east. As a consequence, thousands of fortune-seekers descended on the small village, turning it into a town with 70 taverns and even a stock exchange of its own. 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ...
Witwatersrand is a low mountain range which runs through Gauteng in South Africa. ...
A tavern is, loosely, a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and, more than likely, also be served food, though not licenced to put up guests. ...
However, the nature of the gold reef demanded expensive and sophisticated equipment to mine and extract the gold, causing the majority of diggers to move away in the late 1890s and leading to a decline in the gold mining industry.
During the Second Boer War (1899-1902), heavy fighting occurred in the area, which also housed a large concentration camp. Boer guerrillas during the Second Boer War There were two Boer wars, one from December 16, 1880-March 23, 1881 and the second from October 11, 1899-May 31, 1902 both between the British and the settlers of Dutch, French and German origin (called Boers, Afrikaners or Voortrekkers) in South...
1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
A concentration camp is a large detention center created for political opponents, aliens, specific ethnic or religious groups, civilians of a critical war-zone, or other groups of people, often during a war. ...
Klerksdorp was connected by rail to Krugersdorp on 3 August 1897 and to Kimberley in 1906. Krugersdorp is a mining city in the West Rand of Gauteng, South Africa. ...
August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ...
1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Kimberley is a town in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. ...
1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The gold mining industry was revived by large mining companies in 1932, causing the town to undergo an economic revival, which accelerated after World War II. 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...
World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ...
Klerksdorp today The greater city area of Klerksdorp today incorporates the towns of Orkney, Kanana, Stilfontein, Khuma, Hartebeesfontein and Tigane to give it a population of more than 350,000 inhabitants (Census Statistics South Africa 2001). Together with Rustenburg, Klerksdorp forms the economic heart of North West Province. It is still one of the hubs of the South African gold mining industry , although its importance has been decreasing in recent years. A major earthquake in 2004 caused significant damage to the eastern suburb of Stilfontein and caused widespread damage to the mining activities in that part of the city. In addition, it is also a large uranium producer. Apart from mining activities, Klerksdorp is also positioned as a notable medical ,retail and education centre for North West Province and Northern Free State. General Name, Symbol, Number uranium, U, 92 Chemical series actinides Group, Period, Block ?, 7, f Appearance silvery gray metallic Atomic mass 238. ...
The Klerksdorp district is also a major player in South African agriculture; important crops that are farmed in the district include maize, sorghum, groundnuts and sunflowers. Klerksdorp has the largest maize storage silo in the South Africa as well as the largest agricultural cooperative in the southern hemisphere, the Senwes Cooperative. Binomial name Zea mays L. Maize (Zea mays ssp. ...
Species About 20 species, including: Sorghum almum Sorghum bicolor Sorghum caffrorum Sorghum caudatum Sorghum cernuum Sorghum halepense Sorghum nervosum Sorghum nigricans Sorghum nitidum Sorghum propinquum Sorghum roxburghii Hybrids Sorghum × almum Sorghum × drummondii Sorghum is a genus of about 20 species of grasses, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the...
Binomial name Arachis hypogaea L. The peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the pea family Fabaceae native to South America. ...
Binomial name Helianthus annuus L. The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant in the Family Asteraceae with a large flower head (inflorescence). ...
Concrete stave silo used for corn silage Storage silos are structures for storing bulk materials. ...
A cooperative (also co-operative or co-op) comprises a legal entity owned and democratically controlled by its members, with no passive shareholders. ...
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The district is also known for its Sussex cattle herds - the city is the headquarters of the South African Sussex Cattle Breeders Association. Sussex is a traditional county in south-eastern England, corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ...
Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (called cows in vernacular usage) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ...
Tourist attractions - Mining shafts excavated in the 1880s.
- The Klerksdorp Museum. It was built in 1891 as a prison and served as such until 1973. The house of the warden hosts period exhibitions.
- The Faan Meintjies Nature Reserve, located about 15 km from Klerksdorp. It has 30 species of game and 150 species of birds.
- The Oudorp hiking trail. It is a 12 km long trail and winds its way through the oldest parts of the town.
- Goudkoppie (Gold Hill) is the city's latest tourist attraction. It is situated near both the N12 highway and the Johannesburg-Cape Town railway line.
- The Oppenheimer Stadium in Orkney will host some games of the 2010 Football World Cup.
1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area - % water 1,644 km² 0. ...
City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo Area - % water 1,644 km² 0. ...
The 2010 Football World Cup will take place in South Africa. ...
Other towns in the Klerksdorp district Orkney is a gold mining town situated in the Klerksdorp district of the North West Province, South Africa, near the N12 (national road from Johannesburg to Cape Town). ...
Stilfontein is a gold mining town situated between Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom in North West Province of South Africa. ...
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