Weenen

Province

Weenen ( Afrikaans for ' cry ') is a city in the South African province of KwaZulu -Natal. It is located in the municipality in the district Umtshezi Uthukela. It was founded in 1838 by the Voortrekkers shortly after the massacre at Weenen the Zulu to the Boers. The massacre was also the reason for the name. Weenen is the second oldest city in the province. 2011, it had 3,126 inhabitants.

In Weenen vegetables, citrus fruits and peanuts are grown.

Geography

Weenen is located at an altitude of 858 meters above the sea level.

The average rainfall in Weenen is 659 millimeters. Most precipitation falls in the summer (October to March). The lowest amount of rainfall are available with 3 millimeters in June. Most precipitation falls in January (130 mm). The average high temperature in Weenen varies from 20.6 ° C in June to 28.5 ° C in January. The coldest month is June. Here are the minimum average night at 3.5 ° C.

Attractions

• The Weenen Nature Reserve is a nature park in typical grassland with acacia and occasionally bushes. Mammals in the park include rhinos, giraffes, hyenas, jackals, porcupines and various African goat species, such as the bushbuck, reedbuck and the steenbok. There are over 230 different species of birds.
• In Weenen museum objects of the Voortrekkers are seen. The building was built in 1838 by Andries Pretorius Voortrekkerführer and served as a post office and prison before the museum was established.
• The Thukela Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve, which was established over 30 private landowners to bring together nature conservation and agriculture.