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Pietermaritzburg (/ ˌ p iː t ər ˈ m ær ɪ t s b ɜːr ɡ /; Zulu: uMgungundlovu) [5] is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa after Durban. It was named in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality .
1839. Pietermaritzburg founded by Voortrekkers; named after Gerrit Maritz and Piet Retief. [ 1] October: Settlement becomes capital of the newly formed Natalia Republic. 1840 - Voortrekker Church of the Vow consecrated. [ 2] 1843. British Fort Napier [ af] established. [ 3][ 4] Natalier newspaper begins publication.
The fort gave The Battery (in present-day Manhattan) its name, the large street going from the fort past the wall became Broadway, and the city wall (right) gave Wall Street its name. New Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam, pronounced [ˌniu.ɑmstərˈdɑm]) was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island ...
9/2/436/0071. Dudgeon House, 385 Longmarket Street, Pietermaritzburg. A single storey verandah house with corrugated iron roof, plastered brick walls in simulated stone c was designed by Phillip Dudgeon, the architect of the Standard Bank and Clark House in Pietermaritzbu Type of site: commercial Current use: office.
The Jewish arrival in New Amsterdam of September 1654 was the first organized Jewish migration to North America. It comprised 23 Sephardi Jews , refugees "big and little" of families fleeing persecution by the Portuguese Inquisition after the conquest of Dutch Brazil .
Terrebonne Parish ("Good Land") Timbalier Island (" timpani player") Tulane/Gravier New Orleans neighborhood named after Paul Tulane, philanthropist and son of Louis Tulane, a French immigrant. Vacherie ("Cowshed") Verdun. Versailles. Vieux Carré ("Old Square") also known as the French Quarter in New Orleans.
In August 2024, the club announced that it was changing its name to Durban City, and moving from Pietermaritzburg to Chatsworth in Durban.After their relegation from the 2022–23 Premiership, they were barred by the Msunduzi Local Municipality from using the Harry Gwala Stadium, which was reserved for Royal AM, and were forced to play their home games at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Durban ...
Flemish Renaissance Revival. Location. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Coordinates. 29°36′05.75″S 30°22′46.5″E / 29.6015972°S 30.379583°E / -29.6015972; 30.379583. Pietermaritzburg City Hall (Afrikaans: Pietermaritzburg-stadsaal) is a historic city hall located at Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.