Ohrigstad

Municipality

Municipality:
District Municipality:

Ohrigstad Tourism Bureau

32 Potgieter St
Ohrigstad

Phone number: 013-238-0131
Fax number: 013-238-0242

Ohrigstad is named after a Dutch merchant in Holland, George Ohrig, who supported the poineer group (i.e. Voortrekkers) of Andries Potgieter

Attractions

Also see the neighbouring towns

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History

Ohrigstad was founded in 1845 by Andries Hendrik Potgieter. He named the town after himself and George Ohrig: Andries-Ohrigstad. The town was plagued by malaria mosquitoes and abandoned in 1848. Some inhabitants moved to the Soutpansberg Mountains, while others established a new town Lydenburg. Ohrigstad was only resettled in the 1900s when the malaria plague was controlled.

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Economy

Farming: Maize, beans, fruit, paprika.

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