New Guelderland
New Guelderland is a town in KwaDukuza in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
New Guelderland | |
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  New Guelderland  New Guelderland | |
| Coordinates: 29.320°S 31.332°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | iLembe |
| Municipality | KwaDukuza |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
It was established in 1859, when Theodorus Colenbrander brought a party of 80 Dutch immigrants to his settlement and named it after Guelderland in the Netherlands.[1][2]
References
- Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "New Guelderland, KwaZulu-Natal". SA Travel Directory. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
Municipalities and communities of ILembe District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal | ||
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District seat: KwaDukuza (Stanger) | ||
| Mandeni | .svg.png.webp) ILembe District within South Africa | |
| KwaDukuza | ||
| Ndwedwe | ||
| Maphumulo | ||
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