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Town Medium Piet Retief

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Located in South Africa :: Mpumalanga  :: Piet Retief
Category: Places :: Town Medium

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Piet Retief was founded in 1883 and named after the Voortrekker leader, Piet Retief. In 1886, the 72 inhabitants of the town declared the Klein Vrystaat (Little Free State), and this 'republic' lasted until 1891. Its main economic activities are timber, paper and wattle bark production, mica, kaolin and iron mining.

Contact
Address :  Mpumalanga, South Africa
Cellphone Reception :  Good Main Cellular Network :  Vodacom. MTN. CellC.

Destination Information
Police Hospital Doctor Petrol Diesel Gas Refill Laundromat Shops Shopping Centre Bank ATM Foreign Exchange Internet Cafe Lodging Camping Butchery Bakery Liquor Restaurant Pharmacy Airfield Car Rental Tyre Repair Tyre Sales Mechanical Repair Towing Service
Police Telephone :  +27(0)17 826 9500
Hospital Telephone :  +27(0)17 826 9200
Doctor Telephone :  +27(0)17 826 2341
Towing Service Telephone :  +27(0)82 557 3930
Petrol Type :  All.
Diesel Type :  All.

Activities
Hiking Trails Horse Trails Fishing Bird Watching

Travelling Information

Hospital no. given for Life Private Hospital. Doctor no. given for Dr Krynauw & Partners.


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“'Piet Retief is a town 110 km south-east of Ermelo in Mpumalanga. It was laid out on the farms Asloop and Geluk (alias Metselklip) in 1884 and became a municipality in 1932. Named after the Voortrekker leader Piet Retief (1780-1838).Piet Retief was initially known as Londina South.'” - Chris Smit, 2024/08/24

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