Established 1875 Local time Sunday 5:37 AM | Postal code (street) 2835 Area code 014 | |
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Weather 17°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 70% Humidity | ||
Swartruggens is a small farming town in North West Province, South Africa that was established in 1875.
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Map of Swartruggens, 2835, South Africa
Location
The town is located by the Elands River, 69 km from the town of Zeerust, 56 km west of the city of Rustenburg and 34 km north-west of Koster.
It takes its name 'Swartruggens' from a series of hills there, formerly known as Zwartruggens, a Dutch name for 'black ridges'.
History
The town of Swartruggens was founded in 1875 on the farm Brakfontein.
After the Siege of Mafeking, during the Second Anglo-Boer War, one of the supply depots established by Robert Baden-Powell as he moved towards Pretoria was in Swartruggens.
References
Swartruggens Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA