Van Reenen

For use as a surname, see Van Reenen (surname).

Van Reenen
Llandaff Oratory in Van Reenen
Llandaff Oratory in Van Reenen
Van Reenen is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Van Reenen
Van Reenen
Van Reenen is located in South Africa
Van Reenen
Van Reenen
Coordinates: 28°22′34″S 29°22′52″E / 28.376°S 29.381°E / -28.376; 29.381
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUthukela
MunicipalityAlfred Duma
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Elevation
1,680 m (5,510 ft)
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total
78
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)
[1]
 • Black African73.1%
 • Indian/Asian11.5%
 • White15.4%
First languages (2001)
[1]
 • Zulu46.2%
 • Sotho26.9%
 • English23.1%
 • Afrikaans3.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
3372
Area code058

Van Reenen is a settlement in Uthukela District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is located on the N3 national road at the top of Van Reenen's Pass on the Great Escarpment of the Drakensberg. The town is named after Frans van Reenen, original owner of the farm where Van Reenen was established and planner of the route of the Van Reenen's Pass.[2]

Llandaff Oratory, an eight-seat memorial church built around 1925, is a Heritage Landmark.

The Moorddraai ('Murder corner' in Afrikaans) memorial a few kilometres to the south-east of the town marks the place where nine people transporting goods from Durban were killed by Basotho tribesmen in 1865.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Van Reenen". Census 2001.
  2. ^ Raper, R.E. Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Human Sciences Research Council (South Africa).


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