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Kroondal | |
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 Old Lutheran Church in Kroondal | |
  Kroondal  Kroondal | |
| Coordinates: 25°43′31″S27°18′28″E / 25.72528°S 27.30778°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Bojanala |
| Municipality | Rustenburg |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,195 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 0350 |
Kroondal is a village situated in North West Province of South Africa with a large German speaking community. It lies on the N4 road.
The village originated from a farm in existence since 1843, initially known as Kronendal, on which a mission was established - one of 22 German Lutheran missions in Natal and the former Transvaal. By 1889 a settlement was surveyed and divided into plots. [2] The local school, established in 1892, is said to have been attended by Louis Botha, who would become South Africa's first prime minister, and Afrikaans poet JD du Toit. [2] In fact both these men were pupils for brief periods at schools founded by missionaries of the Hermannsburg Mission Society – Botha at Hermannsburg near Greytown, du Toit at Morgensonne near Rustenburg.[ original research? ] The local church congregation counts about 400 members, and is 80% German-speaking, with most of the rest being Afrikaans speakers. [2]
