Muden is a township on the
Mooi River, 24 km northwest of
Greytown and 38 km south-east of
Weenen. It was established by the missionary Reverend Heinrich Röttcher and named after Müden
[Either Müden (Aller) or ]Müden (Örtze)
Müden is a village in the municipality of Faßberg in the southern part of the Lüneburg Heath in the German state of Lower Saxony.
The village, which is situated in the district of Celle has around 2220 inhabitants and is a very popular touri ...
, which are near to each other and which both seem to have been within the Kingdom of Hanover when Röttcher was born. in Hanover, Germany, whence he came.
Agriculture
An irrigation scheme in the area waters large
citrus orchards. Muden also is the furthest east location where
San rock art
The San, or Bushmen, are indigenous people in Southern Africa particularly in what is now South Africa and Botswana. Their ancient rock paintings and carvings (collectively called rock art) are found in caves and on rock shelters. The artwork depi ...
can be found.
Sources
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Erasmus, B.P.J. (1995). Op Pad in Suid-Afrika. Jonathan Ball Uitgewers. .
*
Rosenthal, Eric (1967). Ensiklopedie van Suidelike Afrika.
References
Populated places in the Umvoti Local Municipality
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