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Encyclopedia > Utrecht, South Africa
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Utrecht is a small town in the foothills of the Balele Mountains in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Coal mining and cattle ranching are the predominant economic activities of the citizens of Utrecht. Location map for Utrecht File links The following pages link to this file: Utrecht, South Africa Categories: GFDL images ... KwaZulu-Natal (often referred to as KZN) is a province of South Africa. ... The Republic of South Africa is a large republic located at the southern tip of the continent. ... Coal Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground either by underground mining, open-pit mining or strip mining. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ...


In 1852 Voortrekker settlers traded 100 head of cattle with the Zulu king Mpande for grazing rights in Zululand, but the settlers claimed the land as their own and formed the Republic of Utrecht in 1854. The 32 km by 64 km republic was named after Utrecht in the Netherlands and the capital was also called Utrecht. The republic was later incorporated into the Republic of Lydenburg until it was returned to Natal in 1860. 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Voortrekker Monument built in 1949. ... The Zulu are an African ethnic group of about 11 million people who live mainly in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ... Mpande (1798 - 1872) was king of the Zulu nation from 1840 to 1872, making him the longest reigning Zulu king. ... Zululand was the Zulu-dominated area of what is now northern KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Utrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... Lydenburg is a town in Mpumalanga, South Africa. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ...

Province of KwaZulu-Natal Present South African Flag found from http://groups. ... KwaZulu-Natal (often referred to as KZN) is a province of South Africa. ...

Provincial Capital:

Pietermaritzburg Location of Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal province Pietermaritzburg is the capital of KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa. ...

Major Metros:

Ethekwini (includes Durban) Durban is a vibrant cosmopolitian city in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ...

District Municipalities:

Ugu Umgungundlovu Uthukela Umzinyathi Amajuba Zululand Umkhanyakude Uthungulu King Shaka East Griqualand

Smaller Cities:

Empangeni Kokstad Ladysmith Newcastle Port Shepstone Richards Bay KwaDukuza Tongaat Vryheid Location of Empangeni in KwaZulu-Natal Empangeni is a town in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ... Location of Kokstad in KwaZulu-Natal Province Kokstad is a town in the Sisonke District of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ... Ladysmith is the name of several places: in Canada: Ladysmith, British Columbia in the United States: Ladysmith, Wisconsin in South Africa: Ladysmith, South Africa Siege of Ladysmith, 1900 Ladismith This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Newcastle is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ... Port Shepstone is situated on the mouth of the largest river on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, the Mzimkulu River (the great home of all rivers). ... Richards Bay is South Africas largest harbour. ... KwaDukuza (also called Stanger) is a historic capital of the Zulus. ... Tongaat is a sugarcane growing town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that is situated on the banks of the Tongati River north of Durban and now forms part of eThekwini, the Greater Durban Metropoliton. ... Vryheid is a coal mining and cattle ranching town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ...


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Cornelia Johanna Louw was born on 27 Jan 1916 in Woodstock, Cape, South Africa.
Esme Marie Geldenhuys was born on 24 Aug 1941 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa.
Johanna Susanna Magdalena Grobler was born on 22 Jun 1915 in Utrecht, Cape, South Africa.
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Hester Gesina Grobler was born on 8 Sep 1916 in Utrecht, Cape, South Africa.
Anna Catharina Elizabeth Grobler was born in 1895 in Heilbron, Cape, South Africa.
Maria Elizabeth Grobler was born in 1897 in Heilbron, Cape, South Africa.
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