Dannhauser
Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Dannhauser is a former coal mining town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Dannhauser | |
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  Dannhauser Location within KwaZulu-Natal  Dannhauser Location within South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 28°00′00″S 30°03′00″E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Amajuba |
| Municipality | Dannhauser |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 5,389 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 73.7% |
| • Coloured | 1.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 22.0% |
| • White | 1.8% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| IsiZulus (2011) | |
| • IsiZulu | 70.4% |
| • English | 23.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.8% |
| • Other | 4.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 3080 |
| Area code | 034 |
History
The town of Dannhauser was named after Renier Dannhauser, a German settler, who purchased the farm Palmietfontein from the Natal Government in 1872. It was proclaimed a village in 1937.
Description
Cattle and sheep farming take place in the district.
Contemporary Dannhauser covers five farms: Tweediedale, Gleneagles, Rocky Branch, Cornwall, and Klipkuil. Durnacol housing is relatively cheap now[when?] as the coal mines there are redundant.
The town consists of one main street, and the main shops are the post office, bank, pharmacy, and some grocery and hardware stores.
