Bergville
Sign in to saveBergville(formerly known as Ntenjwa) is a town with a Rich History.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bergville
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- uThukela
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Okhahlamba
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Main Place
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.leader_title
- Councillor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 2.74
- Settlement.population_total
- 4890
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Racial makeup (2011)
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 2.74
- Image
- Anglo-Boer War Blockhouse,.JPG
- Dialing code
- 036
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- inception
- 1897-01-01
- postal code
- 3350
- Commons category
- Bergville
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- Notable people
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Bergville(formerly known as Ntenjwa) is a town with a Rich History. History The area was formerly known as Ntenjwa (eMangwaneni). The land was taken by the Hlongwane clan from the Hlubi clan after a conflict in the mid-19th century, believed to be around the 1850s. The conflict led to the displacement of the Hlubi clan. Despite being a chiefdom, the Hlongwane chief retains authority over the area, while acknowledging the supreme kingship of the Zulu monarch.
Bergville is equidistant from Johannesburg and Durban and is also known as the gateway to the Northern Drakensberg holiday resorts. It lies on Route R74, which is a more scenic alternative to the N3 Toll Road. This route takes one via the Oliviershoek Pass, traditionally used to access the Drakensberg, from Johannesburg. Bergville is most easily reached from Durban by turning off the N3 after Estcourt, joining the R74 through Winterton towards the mountain.
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