Bandelierkop

Bandelierkop is a village some 35 km south-west of Louis Trichardt, on the route from Polokwane to Beit Bridge. Afrikaans for 'bandolier hill"; said to have been named after an incident in which a burgher, Jan du Preez, was sent back to fetch the bandolier he had left behind when the commando struck camp.[1]

Bandelierkop
Bandelierkop
Bandelierkop
Coordinates: 23.323°S 29.802°E / -23.323; 29.802
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictVhembe
MunicipalityMakhado
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
0800

References

  1. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 68. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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