Middelburg

History

It was initially established as a halfway station between Lydenburg and Pretoria by the Republic of Lydenburg in 1860. That republic would merge with the South African Republic (ZAR) soon afterwards. (White church). The building was designed by the 'bouwmeester' (architect) Carl Otto Hager, and built in 1890. The British built a large concentration camp in Middelburg during the Second Boer War. The Commemoration Hall was built at the site next to the 1,381 graves of women and children who died in the concentration camp.

Geography

* Aerorand - the newest suburb in Middelburg * CBD - the youngest part of town * Groenkol - upmarket renovated houses * Dennesig - named after the conifer trees scattered through the suburb * Golfsig - upmarket suburb with a view of the golf course * Clubville - leafy suburb with a view of the golf course * Industrial Area - various industrial businesses * Kanonkop - translated as "Cannon Hill," referring to the days of the Anglo-Boer War, the site of the British concentration camp graveyard is to be found in the area * Mhluzi - Previously African suburb during the Apartheid era * Mineralia - suburb named after mineral deposits * Nasareth - Previously Coloured suburb on the eastern side of Middelburg * Eastdene - Previously Indian suburb * Rockdale -a residential area on the Remaining Extent of the farm Rockdale 442 JS * Hlalmnandi

Most-observed species

• Cape Wagtail

  Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  443
• Southern Masked-Weaver

  Ploceus velatus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
  386
• Ring-necked Dove

  Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
  366
• Speckled Pigeon

  Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  364
• Hadada Ibis

  Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  362
• Blacksmith Lapwing

  Vanellus armatus (Burchell, 1822) · Aves
  353
• Red-eyed Dove

  Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
  340
• Cape Sparrow

  Passer melanurus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
  327

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2022-06-25
  29 km E of Delmas, South Africa
• M 4.7 — 2022-03-13
  14 km W of eMbalenhle, South Africa
• M 4.6 — 2018-11-25
  6 km WNW of eMbalenhle, South Africa
• M 4.3 — 2018-07-19
  5 km ENE of Carolina, South Africa
• M 3.6 — 2008-05-30
  18 km NNE of Kriel, South Africa
• M 3.6 — 2006-06-02
  19 km SSE of Delmas, South Africa