Marble Hall

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Marble Hall
Coordinates: 24°58′S29°18′E / 24.967°S 29.300°E / -24.967; 29.300
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Sekhukhune
Municipality Ephraim 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 African 59.1%
   Coloured 0.7%
   Indian/Asian 4.6%
   White 34.5%
  Other1.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Afrikaans 35.1%
   Sepedi 50.6%
   English 12.0%
   Tsonga 4.3%
  Other18.0%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0450
PO box
0450
Area code 013

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

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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