Muden, KwaZulu-Natal
Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
28°57′58″S 30°22′59″E / 28.966°S 30.383°E / -28.966; 30.383[1]
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Muden is a township on the Mooi River, 24 km northwest of Greytown and 38 km south-east of Weenen. It was established by the missionary Reverend Heinrich Röttcher and named after Müden [2] in Hanover, Germany, whence he came.[3]
Agriculture
An irrigation scheme in the area waters large citrus orchards. Muden also is the furthest east location where San rock art can be found.
Sources
- Erasmus, B.P.J. (1995). Op Pad in Suid-Afrika. Jonathan Ball Uitgewers. ISBN 1-86842-026-4.
- Rosenthal, Eric (1967). Ensiklopedie van Suidelike Afrika.
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Muden". Census 2011.
- ^ Either Müden (Aller) or Müden (Örtze), which are near to each other and which both seem to have been within the Kingdom of Hanover when Röttcher was born.
- ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 322. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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Municipalities and communities of UMzinyathi District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
District seat: Dundee
![UMzinyathi District within South Africa](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Map_of_South_Africa_with_uMzinyathi_highlighted_%282011%29.svg/150px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_uMzinyathi_highlighted_%282011%29.svg.png)
- Greytown
- Hermannsburg
- Kranskop
- Muden
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