New Guelderland

New Guelderland is a town in KwaDukuza in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

New Guelderland
New Guelderland is located in KwaZulu-Natal
New Guelderland
New Guelderland
New Guelderland is located in South Africa
New Guelderland
New Guelderland
Coordinates: 29.320°S 31.332°E / -29.320; 31.332
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictiLembe
MunicipalityKwaDukuza
Time zoneUTC+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

  1. Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 via Internet Archive.
  2. "New Guelderland, KwaZulu-Natal". SA Travel Directory. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.


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