Swartruggens is a small farming
town in
North West Province,
South Africa that was established in 1875.
Location
The town is located by the
Elands River, 69 km from the town of
Zeerust, 56 km west of the city of
Rustenburg and 34 km north-west of
Koster.
It takes its name 'Swartruggens' from a series of hills there, formerly known as ''Zwartruggens'', a
Dutch name for 'black ridges'.
History
The town of Swartruggens was founded in 1875 on the farm Brakfontein.
After the
Siege of Mafeking, during the
Second Anglo-Boer War
The Second Boer War ( af, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics (the South ...
, one of the supply depots established by
Robert Baden-Powell as he moved towards Pretoria was in Swartruggens.
A cemetery for British war dead from the Second Anglo-Boer War is located in the town.
References
External links
The Siege of the Elandsriver Staging Post 4 - 16 August 1900
Populated places in the Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality
Populated places established in 1875
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