Marburg, South Africa
Marburg | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 30°43′S 30°23′E / 30.717°S 30.383°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Ugu |
| Municipality | Ray Nkonyeni |
| Main Place | Port Shepstone |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,355 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 9.1% |
| • Coloured | 3.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 87.0% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 88.3% |
| • Zulu | 6.1% |
| • Xhosa | 2.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.9% |
| • Other | 1.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 4252 |
Marburg is a settlement in the Ugu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, situated approximately 112 kilometres south-west of the city of Durban. Marburg was a Norwegian settlement given the name Marburg for a nearby German mission. The Norwegian founders played a significant role in the development of Marburg and Port Shepstone, which it forms part of today. The British colonial government gave the settlers a free voyage to South Africa and also houses and 100 acres of land. Marburg was the only successful Scandinavian settlement in South Africa.
Marburg was established in 1882 by Norwegian immigrants and was likely named after Marburg, a city 74 km north of Frankfurt in Germany.