Amsterdam,_South_Africa

Amsterdam, South Africa

Amsterdam, South Africa

Place in Mpumalanga, South Africa

Amsterdam,[2] is a small town located in Mkhondo Local Municipality, Mpumalanga South Africa. Amsterdam encompasses a large Swazi population as a result of its proximity to the Eswatini border which is relatively close to the area. The town is located some 77 km east of Ermelo. There are large plantations of gum, pine and wattle trees in the area. The town also boasts of a peaceful community with rich culture and heritage.

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History

Amsterdam, Mpumalanga Airport, sometimes used as a drag racing track

Part of a Scottish settlement established by Alexander McCorkindale in 1868, it was proclaimed a town in June 1881.[3] At first called Roburnia, in honour of Scottish Poet Robert Burns, the name was changed on 5 July 1882 to Amsterdam, after the Dutch city where the State Secretary, Eduard Bok, was born, and out of gratitude for Dutch sympathy during the First Anglo-Boer War (1880-1881).[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Main Place Amsterdam". Census 2011.
  2. [2]
    https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201912/42912gon1662.pdf. Retrieved 1 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. [3]
    Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
  • Carleton Jones High School year book 1992


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