Sterkstroom

Municipality

Municipality: Inkwanca Local Municipality
District Municipality: Chris Hani District Municipality

Name

Sterkstroom means Strong Stream, and is named after the strong flowing Hex River which flows past the town

Attractions

History

Sterkstroom was founded in 1875 as a church centre and became amunicipality in 1898. In its early days coal was mined. This is no longer done due to its low quality.

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