Luneburg, KwaZulu-Natal
| Luneburg | |
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  Luneburg
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| Coordinates: 27°18′50″S 30°37′08″E / 27.314°S 30.619°ECoordinates: 27°18′50″S 30°37′08″E / 27.314°S 30.619°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Zululand |
| Municipality | eDumbe |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ward 1 |
| • Councillor | E.S Thela |
| PO box | 3183 |
Luneburg is a farming community in eDumbe Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Originally settled by German Lutheran missionaries, it was probably named after the town of Lüneburg in Germany. It is the site of the oldest German school in northern KwaZulu-Natal, and is located on the border with Mpumalanga.[1]
Station of the Hermannsburg Mission Society just south of the Transvaal border, some 17 km north-west of Paulpietersburg. Established in 1854, it was named after Luneburg in Germany.[2]
References
- ↑ "Lüneburg". SA-Venues.com. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 285. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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