Scottburgh

Province

Scottburgh is a city on the east coast of South Africa. The city is located in the municipality in the district Umdoni Ugu, KwaZulu -Natal and had 2011 11.403 inhabitants. It is located 58 kilometers south of the city of Durban at an elevation of 19 meters above the sea level along miles of beaches with the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. This and the hilly and wooded area make the area around Scottburgh became a popular resort in South Africa. In addition to Scottburgh are also Park Rynie, Kelso and Pennington in the community Umdoni, in the central South Coast.

Economy

Scottburgh is the economic center uMdonis. The main areas are tourism and agriculture. The N2 provides a connection to the city of eThekwini and to the south. There are also in Scottburgh a railway connection.

Scottburgh is primarily a tourist area with swimming in the sea and in swimming pools and other sports facilities. In addition, there are facilities for campers and caravan owners.

There are many farmers who grow sugar cane and accordingly sugar mills that process the pipe. Sugar had been mid-19th century for many years the basis of the industry in the region and still plays an important economic role.

History

The area around Scottburgh is deeply rooted in the Zulu culture. Even King Shaka has been here and has wondered about the variety of birds. He wondered how many birds could find their own nests, and therefore named the river on which the present town is built, Mpanbonyoni, which translates as " Vogelverwirrer " means. At the source of the river is commemorated by a plaque on the incident.

As Scottburgh was founded in 1860, it was the first city that was created south of Durban. For the name was the Lieutenant-Governor of Natal, Sir John Scott, Godfather. Around the turn of the century there were in the shallow bay Davenport gutlaufenden a harbor, which was mainly used by the sugar producers. However, he could not claim against the railway itself. Finally, the operating company of the port was insolvent.

An important role in the region played the Byrne - settlers from the United Kingdom, started arriving in 1850. In particular, two families have left their heritage; to a Joseph and Fanny Landers, after which the Landersriff was named, and on the other the brothers Crooke, which began with the successful sugar tradition. Crookes Brothers is one of the oldest family-owned company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.