Dannhauser
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Durnacol and Hattingspruit.
Durnacol
Suburb
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. Durnacol is situated 6 km southwest of Dannhauser.
Hattingspruit
Village
Hattingspruit was established in the 1880s as a coal mining town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is situated on the banks of the Tom Worthington Dam. Hattingspruit is situated 10 km southeast of Dannhauser.
Dannhauser
- Type: Town with 5,390 residents
- Description: town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Category: locality
- Location: Dannhauser Local Municipality, Amajuba District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-28.01417° or 28° 0′ 51″ southLongitude
30.05806° or 30° 3′ 29″ eastPopulation
5,390Elevation
1,359 metres (4,459 feet)Open location code
5G3GX3P5+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 262704819OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1011881Wikidata ID
Q1164458
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Dannhauser” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Dannhauser”
- Asturian: “Dannhauser”
- Catalan: “Dannhauser”
- Cebuano: “Dannhauser (kapital sa munisipyo)”
- Cebuano: “Dannhauser”
- Chinese: “丹豪泽”
- Chinese: “丹豪澤”
- Dutch: “Dannhauser”
- French: “Dannhauser”
- German: “Dannhauser”
- Irish: “Dannhauser”
- Italian: “Dannhauser”
- Italian: “Municipalità locale di Dannhauser”
- Japanese: “ダンハウザー”
- Pedi: “Dannhauser”
- Polish: “Dannhauser”
- Romanian: “Dannhauser”
- Swedish: “Dannhauser”
- Tamil: “டான் ஹாசர்”
- Zulu: “IDannhauser”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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