Pinetown

Municipality

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Name

Pinetown is named after Sir Benjamin Pine, Governor of Natal

Attractions

Also see the neighbouring towns

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History

In 1849 a hotel, the Wayside Hotel, was built here as halfway staging post between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. In 1850 the town was planned. Pinetown became a municipality in 1948.

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