Ohrigstad

Ohrigstad (Afrikaans for Ohrig city), formerly Andries Orieg Stad,[3] is a small town to the north of Lydenburg in the Limpopo province, South Africa.

Ohrigstad
Historical sign at Ohrigstad
Ohrigstad Ohrigstad
Coordinates: 24°45′S 30°34′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Sekhukhune
Municipality	Greater Tubatse
Established	1845[1]
Area [2]
• Total	99.24 km^2 (38.32 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	521
• Density	5.2/km^2 (14/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	48.6%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	48.9%
• Other	2.1%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Afrikaans	45.1%
• Northern Sotho	35.7%
• English	6.5%
• Tsonga	4.6%
• Other	8.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	1122
PO box	1122
Area code	013

History

A fort was established by a group of Voortrekkers under the leadership of Andries Hendrik Potgieter with the help of a Dutch merchant Gregorius Ohrig. The settlers arrived in 1845 and were soon afterwards decimated by malaria and forced to abandon the area. Settlers only returned once the disease was under control. On the 14 May 1873, the area was proclaimed as a public gold field after the discovery of gold in the Selati River.

The Voortrekker, Pieter Willem Prinsloo, who left the Cape between 20 June 1837 and the end of March 1838, registered a farm Dorenhoek in the Ohrigstad area on 16 March 1846.[4]

See also

• Great trek
• Voortrekker Fort
• Andries Hendrik Potgieter

References

1. "Chronological order of town establishment in South Africa based on Floyd (1960:20-26)" (PDF). pp. xlv–lii.
2. "Main Place Ohrigstad". Census 2011.
3. Nieuwoudt, C.F. (1964). Die Ontstaan en Ontwikkeling van die Uitvoerende Gesag in die Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek. Cape Town: Haum. p. 97.
4. Visagie, Jan C. Voortrekkerstamouers 1835 - 1845. Protea Boekhuis. Pretoria. 2011. Page 406 - 407.

External links

Media related to Ohrigstad at Wikimedia Commons