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'''Chrissiesmeer''' (Lake Chrissie) is a small town situated in [[Msukaligwa Local Municipality]], in a wetland area of [[Mpumalanga]] province in [[South Africa]], on the northern banks of the [[eponymous]] [[Lake Chrissie]]. The [[Bushmen|San]] inhabited this area along with the [[Tlou-tle]] people who lived on rafts in the larger lakes. The [[Voortrekkers]] established a town here in the 1860s and named it after [[Marthinus Wessel Pretorius]]'s daughter Christina. In the 1880s the town became an important stopover for wagons travelling to the [[gold]] mining town of [[Barberton, Mpumalanga|Barberton]]. In total there are more than 270 lakes in the immediate area (located not far from Carolina). Every year nearly 20.000 flamingo come into the area to breed. |
'''Chrissiesmeer''' (Lake Chrissie) is a small town situated in [[Msukaligwa Local Municipality]], in a wetland area of [[Mpumalanga]] province in [[South Africa]], on the northern banks of the [[eponymous]] [[Lake Chrissie]]. The [[Bushmen|San]] inhabited this area along with the [[Tlou-tle]] people who lived on rafts in the larger lakes. The [[Voortrekkers]] established a town here in the 1860s and named it after [[Marthinus Wessel Pretorius]]'s daughter Christina. In the 1880s the town became an important stopover for wagons travelling to the [[gold]] mining town of [[Barberton, Mpumalanga|Barberton]]. In total there are more than 270 lakes in the immediate area (located not far from Carolina). Every year nearly 20.000 flamingo come into the area to breed. |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/114833/Lake-Chrissie Encyclopaedia Britannica entry] on Lake Chrissie |
* [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/114833/Lake-Chrissie Encyclopaedia Britannica entry] on Lake Chrissie |
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Revision as of 04:28, 19 March 2012
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Gert Sibande |
| Municipality | Msukaligwa |
| Population | |
• Total | 843 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Chrissiesmeer (Lake Chrissie) is a small town situated in Msukaligwa Local Municipality, in a wetland area of Mpumalanga province in South Africa, on the northern banks of the eponymous Lake Chrissie. The San inhabited this area along with the Tlou-tle people who lived on rafts in the larger lakes. The Voortrekkers established a town here in the 1860s and named it after Marthinus Wessel Pretorius's daughter Christina. In the 1880s the town became an important stopover for wagons travelling to the gold mining town of Barberton. In total there are more than 270 lakes in the immediate area (located not far from Carolina). Every year nearly 20.000 flamingo come into the area to breed.
References
- Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on Lake Chrissie
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