Hofmeyr

Municipality

Municipality:
District Municipality:

Hofmeyr Tourism Bureau

Hofmeyer

Phone number: 048-885-0097

Hofmeyr is named after Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr who campaigned for the recognition of the Afrikaans language in the late 1800s

Attractions

Also see the neighbouring towns

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History

Hofmeyr was founded in 1874 and was first called Maraisburg. To avoid confusion with Maraisburg in Gauteng (then known as the Witwatersrand), its name was changed in 1913 to Hofmeyr.

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Economy

Farming: Wool Mining: salt

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