Marburg
Marburg is a settlement in the Ugu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, situated approximately 112 kilometres south-west of the city of Durban.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: town in Ugu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa
- Also known as: “Marburg, South Africa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Port Shepstone railway station.
Port Shepstone railway station
Railway station
Port Shepstone railway station is a railway station located in Port Shepstone, South Africa. The station serves as both the southern terminus of Cape Gauge 111 kilometres line from to Durban, as well as the southern coastal terminus of the narrow gauge Alfred County Railway to Harding, KwaZulu-Natal. Port Shepstone railway station is situated 3½ km east of Marburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Shepstone and Boboyi.
Port Shepstone
Town
Photo: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Shepstone is a large town situated on the mouth of the Mzimkhulu River, the largest river on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast of South Africa. It is located halfway between Hibberdene and Margate and is positioned 120 km south of Durban. Port Shepstone is situated 2½ km east of Marburg.
Boboyi
Suburb
Boboyi, or Bhobhoyi, is a peri-urban settlement in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is located 8 kilometres west of Port Shepstone and is named after the Boboyi River which runs through the area. Boboyi is situated 3½ km west of Marburg.
Umtentweni
Village
Umtentweni, also officially known as eMthenteni, is a small coastal resort on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, between the Mzimkulu River and the Mtentweni River. Umtentweni is situated 6 km northeast of Marburg.
Marburg
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality, Ugu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-30.74056° or 30° 44′ 26″ southLongitude
30.42306° or 30° 25′ 23″ eastElevation
52 metres (171 feet)Open location code
4GXG7C5F+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
node 262709429OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Romanian—“Marburg” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Marburg”
- Asturian: “Marburg”
- Chinese: “馬堡”
- Chinese: “马堡”
- Dutch: “Marburg”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Marburg-settlementet”
- Norwegian: “Marburg-settlementet”
- Pedi: “Marburg, KwaZulu Natala”
- Pedi: “Marburg”
- Romanian: “Marburg (africa)”
- Romanian: “Marburg (Africa)”
- Romanian: “Marburg”
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