Gravelotte is a small town situated in the east of the
Limpopo
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province of
South Africa
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.
Mining centre 10 km north-east of
Leydsdorp and 52 km north-west of
Hoedspruit. It was established in 1916 and named after the farm owned by a Prussian missionary who had fought in the European
Battle of Gravelotte (1870–71).
Transport
Gravelotte is located on the
R71 route, and Gravelotte railway station connects the town to
Mica
Micas ( ) are a group of silicate minerals whose outstanding physical characteristic is that individual mica crystals can easily be split into fragile elastic plates. This characteristic is described as ''perfect basal cleavage''. Mica is co ...
, Hoedspruit,
Acornhoek and
Kaapmuiden to the south, and connects to Tzaneen,
Duiwelskloof and
Soekmekaar to the north.
External links
http://www.sa-venues.com
References
Populated places in the Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality
Mining communities in South Africa
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