Marburg | |
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Coordinates: 30°43′S 30°23′E / 30.717°S 30.383°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Ugu |
Municipality | Ray Nkonyeni |
Main Place | Port Shepstone |
Area | |
• Total | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,355 |
• Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 9.1% |
• Coloured | 3.4% |
• Indian/Asian | 87.0% |
• White | 0.1% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 88.3% |
• Zulu | 6.1% |
• Xhosa | 2.0% |
• Afrikaans | 1.9% |
• Other | 1.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 4252 |
Marburg is a settlement in the Ugu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, situated approximately 112 kilometres south-west of the city of Durban. Marburg was a Norwegian settlement given the name Marburg for a nearby German mission.[2] The Norwegian founders played a significant role in the development of Marburg and Port Shepstone, which it forms part of today. The British colonial government gave the settlers a free voyage to South Africa and also houses and 100 acres of land. Marburg was the only successful Scandinavian settlement in South Africa.[3]
Marburg was established in 1882 by Norwegian immigrants and was likely named after Marburg, a city 74 km north of Frankfurt in Germany.[4]