Marble Hall

Marble Hall
Marble Hall
Marble Hall
Marble Hall

 Marble Hall shown within Limpopo

Coordinates: 24°58′S 29°18′E / 24.967°S 29.300°E / -24.967; 29.300Coordinates: 24°58′S 29°18′E / 24.967°S 29.300°E / -24.967; 29.300
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Sekhukhune
Municipality Ephraim Mogale
Area[1]
 • Total 16.49 km2 (6.37 sq mi)
Elevation 910 m (2,990 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,687
 • Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 59.1%
 • Coloured 0.7%
 • Indian/Asian 4.6%
 • White 34.5%
 • Other 1.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 35.1%
 • Northern Sotho 30.6%
 • English 12.0%
 • Tsonga 4.3%
 • Other 18.0%
Postal code (street) 0450
PO box 0450
Area code 013

Marble Hall is a town in the south of the Limpopo province of South Africa. It was formerly in Mpumalanga province.

Marble Hall is a village 26 km north-west of Groblersdal and 96 km south-south-east of Mokopane. Laid out in 1942 and proclaimed a township in January 1945, it owes its development to the Marble Lime Mine. Its name is said to be an adaptation of ‘marble hole’, where fifteen varieties of marble occur.[2]

History

While on a hunting expedition from Pretoria, Christoffel Visagie and his family discovered a hole containing marble in 1920. In 1929 the Marble Lime Company came in to work on the deposits and then, in 1942, a town was developed and known as Marmerhol (Afrikaans for Marble Hole). Soon the town's name was changed to Marble Hall.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Marble Hall". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 298.
  3. ↑ www.sa-venues.com
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