Krugersdorp (kr
`gərzdôrp), city (1991 pop. 196,213), Gauteng, NE South Africa. The chief industrial city of the W Witwatersrand Witwatersrand (wĭtwô`tərzrănd') [Afrik.
..... Click the link for more information. , Krugersdorp is the center for a region where gold, manganese, asbestos, lime, and uranium are mined. The city has uranium extraction plants. It also serves as the trade center for the surrounding farming area. Founded in 1887, it was named for Paul Kruger Kruger, Paul (Stephanas Johannes Paulus) (kr
..... Click the link for more information. , president of the Transvaal Transvaal (trănzväl`), former province, NE South Africa.
..... Click the link for more information. republic. The Paardekraal monument marks the spot where in 1880 Boers Boer (b
r, bôr) [Du.
..... Click the link for more information. (Afrikaners) pledged themselves to end British rule in the Transvaal. Nearby are the Sterkfontein Caves (an important archaeological site), Kromdraai Paleontological Reserve, and Krugersdorp Game Reserve. The city has a technical college.
Krugersdorp
`gərzdôrp), city (1991 pop. 196,213), Gauteng, NE South Africa. The chief industrial city of the W Witwatersrand Witwatersrand (wĭtwô`tərzrănd') [Afrik...... Click the link for more information. , Krugersdorp is the center for a region where gold, manganese, asbestos, lime, and uranium are mined. The city has uranium extraction plants. It also serves as the trade center for the surrounding farming area. Founded in 1887, it was named for Paul Kruger Kruger, Paul (Stephanas Johannes Paulus) (kr
..... Click the link for more information. , president of the Transvaal Transvaal (trănzväl`), former province, NE South Africa.
..... Click the link for more information. republic. The Paardekraal monument marks the spot where in 1880 Boers Boer (b
r, bôr) [Du...... Click the link for more information. (Afrikaners) pledged themselves to end British rule in the Transvaal. Nearby are the Sterkfontein Caves (an important archaeological site), Kromdraai Paleontological Reserve, and Krugersdorp Game Reserve. The city has a technical college.
Krugersdorp
a city in NE South Africa, on the Witwatersrand, at an altitude of 1720 m (5650 ft.): a gold-, manganese-, and uranium-mining centre. Pop.: 86 618 (2001)
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