Gravelotte, South Africa

Gravelotte
Gravelotte is located in Limpopo
Gravelotte
Gravelotte
Gravelotte is located in South Africa
Gravelotte
Gravelotte
Coordinates: 23°57′S 30°37′E / 23.950°S 30.617°E / -23.950; 30.617
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictMopani
MunicipalityBa-Phalaborwa
Area
 • Total1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,098
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African94.6%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • White5.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Tsonga55.2%
 • Northern Sotho23.5%
 • Sotho12.0%
 • Afrikaans5.2%
 • Other4.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0895
PO box
0895
Area code015

Gravelotte is a small town situated in the east of the Limpopo province of South Africa.

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).[2]

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Gravelotte". Census 2011. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 187. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.