Wolmaransstad

Wolmaransstad

Wolmaransstad

Place in North West, South Africa

Wolmaransstad (Afrikaans for "Wolmarans City") is a maize-farming town situated on the N12 between Johannesburg and Kimberley in North West Province of South Africa. The town lies in an important alluvial diamond-mining area and it is the main town of the Maquassi Hills Local Municipality.

J.M.A. Wolmarans

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Town 245 km south-west of Johannesburg and 56 km north-east of Bloemhof. It was laid out on the farms Rooderand and Vlakfontein in 1888, and proclaimed a town in 1891. Named after Jacobus M. A. Wolmarans, then member of the Executive Council.[2]

Wolmaransstad originated in 1891 on the banks of the Makwasi River (San word for a type of wild spearmint) and takes its name from J. M. A. Wolmarans, a volksraad councilman.

Wolmaransstad serves a large community and is an important diamond buying center.

The Dutch Reformed church building was designed by Gerard Moerdijk.

Anglo Boer war

Tourist attractions

  • Broadbent Mission Station [3]
  • Digger's Diamond route [4]
  • Makwassierante Conservation Area
  • Wolwespruit Dam Nature Reserve

Notable native

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Main Place Wolmaransstad". Census 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 480.
  3. [3]
    "Wolmaransstad". Tourism North West. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Wolmaransstad, Southern Region". SA Venues. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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