Leydsdorp

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Abandoned hotel in Leydsdorp
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Leydsdorp
Coordinates: 23°59′42″S30°31′16″E / 23.995°S 30.521°E / -23.995; 30.521
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Mopani
Municipality Ba-Phalaborwa
Established1890
Area
[1]
  Total0.79 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total6
  Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 100.0%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Tsonga 100.0%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Leydsdorp is a former gold rush town situated in the Limpopo province of South Africa. [2]

This ghost town is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south-west of Gravelotte and 53 kilometres (33 mi) south-east of Tzaneen. It developed from a gold-mining camp and was proclaimed in 1890, but was virtually abandoned when gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand. Named after Willem Johannes Leyds (1859–1940), state secretary of the South African Republic from 1888 to 1897. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Leydsdorp". Census 2011.
  2. "Leydsdorp – Some Interesting Facts". Archived from the original on 8 August 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 277.