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. It was proclaimed a village in 1937.

Key facts

Settlement.area_code: 034
Settlement.name: Dannhauser
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: KwaZulu-Natal
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Amajuba
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Dannhauser
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 8.9
Settlement.population_total: 5389
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: South Africa
Located in: Dannhauser Local Municipality
Elevation: 1359
Capital of: Dannhauser Local Municipality
Dialing code: 034

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different from: Dannhauser Local Municipality
postal code: 3080

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Contemporary Dannhauser covers five farms, namely Tweediedale, Gleneagles, Rocky Branch, Cornwall and Klipkuil. Durnacol housing is relatively cheap now as the coal mines there are redundant.

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