Wartburg, KwaZulu-Natal

Wartburg is a small town located 27 kilometres (17 mi) north-east of Pietermaritzburg and 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Greytown in the uMshwathi Local Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Wartburg
Wartburger Hof Hotel
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Coordinates: 29°25′59″S 30°34′28″E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	UMgungundlovu
Municipality	uMshwathi
Area [1]
• Total	1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	906
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	26.4%
• Coloured	1.2%
• Indian/Asian	4.9%
• White	67.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	45.6%
• Zulu	22.7%
• Afrikaans	9.5%
• Other	22.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	3233
PO box	3233
Area code	033/032

The town was named after Wartburg castle in Thuringia where Martin Luther translated the Bible into German^[2] by the immigrant families who arrived in South Africa in 1848.^[3] A noticeable population of German-speaking citizens still live in the area surrounding the town.

The town is mostly supported by the surrounding agricultural industry, mostly sugar cane and timber production.

There are two schools that serve the town: Wartburg Kirchdorf School and Georgenau School, which originally was the Wartburg Kirchdorf Junior School. The Wartburg Kirchdorf School caters to students from pre-school right through till grade 12. The School has a wealth of facilities, having rugby fields, cricket fields, hockey fields, cricket nets, tennis courts, a swimming pool, and an athletics track and equipment, and a library.

References

1. "Main Place Wartburg". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 469.
3. "History". Wartburg Kirchdorf School. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

External links

Media related to Wartburg, KwaZulu-Natal at Wikimedia Commons

• Wartburg Kirchdorf School Official Website