Marble Hall
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  Marble Hall
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| Coordinates: 24°58′S 29°18′E / 24.967°S 29.300°ECoordinates: 24°58′S 29°18′E / 24.967°S 29.300°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Greater Sekhukhune |
| Municipality | Ephraim Mogale |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 16.49 km2 (6.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,687 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 59.1% |
| • Coloured | 0.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.6% |
| • White | 34.5% |
| • Other | 1.2% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Afrikaans | 35.1% |
| • Northern Sotho | 30.6% |
| • English | 12.0% |
| • Tsonga | 4.3% |
| • Other | 18.0% |
| Postal code (street) | 0450 |
| PO box | 0450 |
| Area code | 013 |
Marble Hall is a small town in the south of the Limpopo province, in South Africa. It was formerley in Mpumalanga province.
Village 26 km north-west of Groblersdal and 96 km south-south-east of Potgietersrus. Laid out in 1942 and proclaimed a township in January 1945, it owes its development to the Marble Lime Mine. Said to be an adaptation of ‘marble hole’, where fifteen varieties of marble occur.[2]
History
While on a hunting expedition from Pretoria, Christoffel Visagie and his family discovered a hole containing marble in 1920. In 1929 the Marble Lime Company came in to work on the deposits and then, in 1942, a town was developed and known as Marmerhol (Afrikaans for Marble Hole). During the Anglo-Boer war the town's name was anglicised to Marble Hall[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Marble Hall". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 298.
- ↑ www.sa-venues.com
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