Glückstadt
Glückstadt is a village some 32 km south-east of Vryheid. Formed in 1906 as the centre for farming families. The name is German and means 'city of happiness'. This village was probably named after Glückstadt, a city on the Elbe River in Germany.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,040 metres (3,400 feet)
- Description: human settlement in South Africa
- Also known as“Gelukstadt”“Glückstadt, KwaZulu-Natal”
- Category: town
- Location
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Latitude
-27.97838° or 27° 58′ 42″ south
Longitude
31.03907° or 31° 2′ 21″ east
Open location code
5G4H22CQ+JJ
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Tumbuka—“Glückstadt” goes by many names.
GlückstadAfrikaans
GlückstadtAsturian
GlückstadtDutch
GlückstadtPedi
Glückstadt, KwaZulu NatalaPedi
Glückstadt, KwaZulu NatalTumbuka
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