Kroondal

Kroondal

Kroondal

Place in North West, South Africa

Kroondal is a village situated in North West Province of South Africa with a large German speaking community. It lies on the N4 road.

Quick Facts Country, Province ...

The village originated from a farm in existence since 1843, initially known as Kronendal, on which a mission was established - one of 22 German Lutheran missions in Natal and the former Transvaal. By 1889 a settlement was surveyed and divided into plots.[2] The local school, established in 1892, is said to have been attended by Louis Botha, who would become South Africa's first prime minister, and Afrikaans poet JD du Toit.[2] In fact both these men were pupils for brief periods at schools founded by missionaries of the Hermannsburg Mission Society – Botha at Hermannsburg near Greytown, du Toit at Morgensonne near Rustenburg.[original research?] The local church congregation counts about 400 members, and is 80% German-speaking, with most of the rest being Afrikaans speakers.[2]

Education

The town has a German secondary school, Deutsche Schule Kroondal.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Water Services National Information System - Community Report
  2. [2]
    "Kroondal". Tourism North West Province. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Deutsche Schule Kroondal Skool | Primary School In Kroondal, Rustenburg".


Stub icon

This North West Province location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Kroondal, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.