Durnacol
Durnacol is a small suburban town in the central part of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The name is an acronym for Durban Navigation Collieries, a mine that was opened at the turn of the 20th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dannhauser.
Dannhauser
Town
Dannhauser is a former coal mining town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Cattle and sheep farming take place in the district. The town of Dannhauser was named after Renier Dannhauser, a German settler, who purchased the farm Palmietfontein from the Natal Government in 1872. Dannhauser is situated 6 km northeast of Durnacol.
Durnacol
- Type: Suburb
- Description: place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Dannhauser Local Municipality, Amajuba District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-28.05089° or 28° 3′ 3″ southLongitude
30.01616° or 30° 0′ 58″ eastElevation
1,328 metres (4,357 feet)Open location code
5G3GW2X8+JFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1348522582OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Durnacol” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Durnacol”
- Asturian: “Durnacol”
- Dutch: “Durnacol”
- Pedi: “Durnacol”
- Turkish: “Durnacol”
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