Ohrigstad

Province

Ohrigstad is a place north of Lydenburg in the Limpopo Province in South Africa. In 2011 he had 521 inhabitants.

Here is a fortress by a group of Voortrekkers was founded in 1845 under the leadership of Andries Hendrik Potgieter with the help of the Dutch merchant Gregorius Eared. Many settlers died subsequently from malaria, so that the rest of the settlers left the area. They came back only when the disease has been contained. On 14 May 1873, the area was proclaimed after the discovery of gold in the river Selati as a public gold field.

After the restructuring of the provinces of South Africa in 1994 Ohrigstad belonged to the province of Mpumalanga.

Infrastructure

Ohrigstad is connected with the R36 to the South African road network. Two gas stations and some stores characterize the place as a local business center and rest stop for truck drivers. Ohrigstad also has a rail connection, but passenger no longer takes place. Morning and evening, holding a city-to - city bus from / to Johannesburg in Ohrigstad.