Muden, KwaZulu-Natal
Muden is a township on the Mooi River, 24 km northwest of Greytown and 38 km south-east of Weenen. It was established by the missionary Reverend Heinrich Röttcher and named after Müden in Hanover, Germany, whence he came.
Agriculture
An irrigation scheme in the area waters large citrus orchards. Muden also is the furthest east location where San rock art can be found.
Sources
- Erasmus, B.P.J. (1995). Op Pad in Suid-Afrika. Jonathan Ball Uitgewers. ISBN 1-86842-026-4.
- Rosenthal, Eric (1967). Ensiklopedie van Suidelike Afrika.
References
- ^ "Main Place Muden". Census 2011.
- ^ Either Müden (Aller) or Müden (Örtze), which are near to each other and which both seem to have been within the Kingdom of Hanover when Röttcher was born.
- ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 322. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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