Marble Hall

Marble Hall is a town in the south of the Limpopo province of South Africa. It was formerly in Mpumalanga province.

For buildings called 'Marble Hall', see Marble Hall, Derby and Marble Hall (Hong Kong).

Marble Hall
Marble Hall is located in Limpopo
Marble Hall
Marble Hall
Marble Hall is located in South Africa
Marble Hall
Marble Hall
Marble Hall is located in Africa
Marble Hall
Marble Hall
Coordinates: 24°58′S 29°18′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictSekhukhune
MunicipalityEphraim Mogale
Area
[1]
 • Total16.49 km2 (6.37 sq mi)
Elevation
910 m (2,990 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,687
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African59.1%
 • Coloured0.7%
 • Indian/Asian4.6%
 • White34.5%
 • Other1.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Afrikaans35.1%
 • Sepedi 50.6%
 • English12.0%
 • Tsonga4.3%
 • Other18.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0450
PO box
0450
Area code013

Marble Hall is a village 26 km north-west of Groblersdal and 96 km south-south-east of Mokopane on the N11 National Route. Laid out in 1942 and proclaimed a township in January 1945, it owes its development to the Marble Lime Mine. Its name is said to be an adaptation of ‘marble hole’, where fifteen varieties of marble occur.[2]

History

While on a hunting expedition from Bethlehem, Matthew Greeff and his dog 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 Materhol (Afrikaans for Matthews Hole). Soon the town's name was changed to Marble Hall.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Main Place Marble Hall". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 298.
  3. www.sa-venues.com


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