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Winklespruit

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Country
  
South Africa

Municipality
  
eThekwini

Elevation
  
16 m (52 ft)

Area code
  
031

PO box
  
4126

Province
  
KwaZulu-Natal

Main Place
  
Kingsburgh

Postal code (street)
  
4145

Local time
  
Tuesday 1:36 PM

Winklespruit

Weather
  
32°C, Wind NE at 24 km/h, 53% Humidity

Winklespruit is a small seaside resort north of the mouth of the Illovo River in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It forms part of eThekwini. On May 10, 1875 the schooner Tonga which was carrying wares for Durban was wrecked here. The sailors not wanting the cargo to go to waste set up a store on the river bank and sold the water damaged goods. The store was known by the Afrikaans as winkel (shop).

Map of Winklespruit, Kingsburgh, 4126, South Africa

References

Winklespruit Wikipedia