Coligny

Municipality

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Coligny Tourism Bureau

Coligny

Phone number: 018-673-1007

Coligny is named after Gaspard e Coligny, a French admiral who died in the Massacre of St Bartholomew in 1572

Attractions

Also see the neighbouring towns

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History

A railway line was tapped off the main railway line between Cape Town and Johannesburg to Lichtenburg. The junction was on the farm Rietvlei, the name already used for another station, so this station was renamed Treurfontein. When the village became a municipality in 1923 it was again renamed, this time to Coligny, a Huguenot leader. Many Huguenot descendants farm in this area. During World War I (1914) the Armed Protest took place on Rietvlei farm.

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Economy

Farming: Maize, sunflower. Industry: There is a railway repair workshop. Mining: Diamond mining occurs in the area.

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