Hermannsburg, KwaZulu-Natal

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Hermannsburg
Hermannsburg
 Hermannsburg shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 29°02′32″S 30°47′45″E / 29.04222°S 30.79583°E / -29.04222; 30.79583Coordinates: 29°02′32″S 30°47′45″E / 29.04222°S 30.79583°E / -29.04222; 30.79583
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uMzinyathi
Municipality Umvoti
Established 1854
Postal code (street) 3508
PO box 3258
Area code 033

Hermannsburg is a small hamlet located in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It is home to the Hermannsburg School (German: Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg).

History

Hermannsburg was established in 1854 as the first station of the Hermannsburg Missionary Society based in Hermannsburg, Germany. The missionaries who had planned to reach Ethiopia but were forced to turn back, decided to start a mission in South Africa. They bought the farm Perseverance on the edge of Zululand near Greytown as Mpande the king of the Zulus would not allow them to settle in his land.

After arrival at the new mission station, the missionaries constructed a large house (the Mission House), which was converted to a museum in 1981.

In 1856 the missionaries started a boarding school, which is still in operation as a private boarding school.

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Municipalities and communities of UMzinyathi District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
District seat: Dundee
Endumeni
Nquthu
Msinga
Umvoti
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