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Explore Saxony in South Africa

Saxony in the region of KwaZulu-Natal is a town in South Africa - some 278 mi or ( 448 km ) South-East of Pretoria , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Saxony

Current time in Saxony is now 03:25 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Maseru, Mbabane, Hlatikulu, Wilderness, and Welkom. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Maseru . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Saxony ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

elephantwillyscratch_0001.wmv

0:27 min by Hatsbycressida
Views: 327 Rating: 5.00

We were on safari last October in South Africa's Kruger Park. What we saw on that trip was really amazing but the one thing we will always remember is the Elephant Willy Scratch. You will not see this ..

South Coast Golf - KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

1:14 min by SmartGuide1
Views: 207 Rating: 5.00

On the South Coast of the KZN you'll find no less than ten magnificent golf courses of a different variety in radius of only 79 kilometers. This video was produced by SmartGuide for their interactive ..


Wilderness, Western Cape, South Africa and surroundings traveler photos - TripAdvisor TripWow

2:23 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW
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tripwow.tripadvisor.com - Tour of Wilderness,South Africa created at TripWow by TravelPod (a TripAdvisor™ company) TripAdvisor™ TripWow Slideshow of Wilderness by TravelPod. Cities visited on this tri ..

Südafrika - Frauen der Zulu

5:45 min by Peter Menzel
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PMMedia1: Die Provinz KwaZulu Natal in Südafrika wird vor allem von den Zulus bevölkert. Heute noch leben sie nach dem Vorbild ihrer Vorfahren. Die Dorfgemeinschaft besteht aus einem großen erweiterte ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mthonjaneni Local Municipality

Mthonjaneni is an administrative area in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Mthonjaneni is an isiZulu name meaning "a spring of water". There is a spring found in the vicinity of the municipality where King Dingaan used to send his maidens to collect water for him.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -28.58 31.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Local Municipalities of uThungulu

Battle of Italeni

The Battle of Italeni was a battle that took place at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:28|29|6|S|31|16|27|E|type:event_region:ZA |primary |name= }} in what is now KwaZulu Natal province, South Africa, between the Voortrekkers and the Zulus during the period of the Great Trek.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -28.49 31.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1838 in South Africa, 19th century in Africa, Battles involving the Zulu, Conflicts in 1838, Great Trek, History of KwaZulu-Natal, Military history of South Africa

Goedertrouw Dam

Goedertrouw Dam is an earth-fill type dam in South Africa. The Dam was constructed on the Mhlathuze River, near Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal, in 1980 (commissioned in 1982). It currently has a capacity of 301 million m3 and is principally for provision of water to the industrial complex at Richards Bay. It serves also as reservoir for irrigation and domestic use. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3).

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Located at -28.76 31.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1982, Dams in South Africa

Biggar family

The Biggar family, Alexander Harvey Biggar (29 October 1781 – 27 December 1838) and his two sons Robert (12 September 1813 – 17 April 1838) and George (20 February 1820 – 17 February 1838), were pioneer traders at Port Natal, in what was to become the Colony of Natal. Subsequent to the massacre of Retief's delegation, they became involved in the exchange of attacks between Zulus and settlers. Although contributing to the overthrow of Dingane, all three lost their lives in the conflicts of 1838.

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Located at -28.45 31.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1820 Settlers, English businesspeople, History of KwaZulu-Natal, South African families

Piet Retief

Pieter Mauritz Retief (12 November 1780 – 6 February 1838) was a South African Boer leader. Settling in 1814 in the frontier region of the Cape Colony, he assumed command of punitive expeditions in response to raiding parties from the adjacent Xhosa territory. He became a spokesperson for the frontier farmers who voiced their discontent, and wrote the Voortrekkers' declaration at their departure from the colony.

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Located at -28.43 31.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 1780 births, 1838 deaths, 19th-century African people, Afrikaner people, Great Trek, History of KwaZulu-Natal, Massacres in South Africa, South African people of Huguenot descent