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Information on Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa

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About Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa

Krugersdorp is a mining city with between 378,821 and 408,065 inhabitants in the West Rand of the Gauteng province of South Africa. Krugersdorp was founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius and named after Paul Kruger.

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Apart from gold, manganese, iron, asbestos and lime are also mined in the area. Krugersdorp is the site of the December 1880 gathering at which more than 6,000 men vowed to fight for the Transvaal's independence. When gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand, a need arose for a major town in the west of the reef. The government bought part of the farm Paardekraal and named the new town after the Transvaal President Paul Kruger. The British built a concentration camp here during the Second Boer War to house Boer women and children.

In 1952 the West Rand Consolidated Mine was the first in the world to extract uranium as a byproduct of the gold refining process.

Krugersdorp no longer has a separate municipal government, and the municipality has become part of and is the seat of the Mogale City municipality, along with surrounding towns.

Krugersdorp Nature Reserve

Krugersdorp Nature Reserve is a protected area in Gauteng, South Africa. It is a 1.500 Ha Game Reserve near the town of Krugersdorp. You can see all the Game there, but not in its "natural" surroundings like in some of the much larger reserves.

Krugersdorp Activities

Krugersdorp Museum
The Krugersdorp Museum was established in July 1993 and is housed in the Old Magistrate's Court,one of the town's oldest buildings.

Sterkfontein Caves
In 1896 an Italian gold prospector named Gulgimo Martinaglia found the entrance to a complex series of caves on Sterkfontein Farm near Krugersdorp in South Africa.The caves are now regarded as one of the most important prehistoric sites.

Aloe Ridge
Home to rhino, buffalo, hippopotamus, zebra and numerous buck species.

Kromdraai Gold Mine
Establish in 1881, Kromdraai was the first to be establish in Witwatersrand.

Krugersdorp Game Reserve
Along the northwetern Witwatersrand and 7km from the town, four of the 'big five' can be spotted on 1 400ha of undisturbed grassland.

Paardekraal Monument
Marking the place where the original meeting for Transvaal independence in 1880 led to the formation of Krugersdorp.

Robert Broom Museum
Enjoy guided tours of fossil-rich caves.

Tarlton International Drag Strip
High-octane excitement for motor- and drag-racing fans.

Wanderers' Sport Ground
Alongside the 37ha Coronation Park, hosting football, cricket, hockey, athletics, cycling, bowls, swimming and gymnastics.

Wonder Cave
A 2,2 million-year-old limestone cave set among palaentological sites containing some of the oldest relic known to man. The caves includes rimstone pools, cave pearls and calcite formations with names like 'Madonna', 'Popcorn', 'Straw' and 'Mushroom'.

Towns and Suburbs of the Gauteng province of South Africa

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