Breyten

Breyten is a small farming town in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is situated at the foot of Klipstapel, the highest point on the watershed between the westward-flowing Vaal River system and the eastward-flowing Olifants and Komati River systems. The town is located 25 km (15 mi) west of Chrissiesmeer, 30 km (19 mi) north of Ermelo, 32 km (20 mi) southwest of Carolina, and 35 km (21 mi) southeast of Hendrina. The main spoken languages are Zulu, Swati and Afrikaans.

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Settlement.name: Breyten
Settlement.image_skyline: File:SAR Class 19 1369 (4-8-2) L.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: SAR Class 19 no. 1369, plinthed in Breyten
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mpumalanga
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gert Sibande
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Msukaligwa
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 4.52
Settlement.population_total: 14347
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011

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Elevation: 1753
Image: SAR Class 19 1369 (4-8-2) R.JPG
Dialing code: 017

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Commons category: Breyten
postal code: 2330

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The town was built upon the Bothasrust farmstead, which itself was granted to one Lukas Potgieter as compensation for his losing a leg during the First Boer War. The farm was later sold to Nicolaas Breytenbach, a field cornet during the Second Boer War, after whom the town was named in 1906.