Piet retief lived with his father until he was 27, after which he left the farm. Piet retief is a pretty midsized forestry industry town in mpumalanga, situated in the assegai valley very near the border with swaziland at the mahamba border post, though the history of the town goes back far further than the development of the present day commerce and industry. Early history of tsonga communities in south east africa. There is a fascinating museum in the town where you can discover more about the regions torrid past. Retiefs pass is the route taken by piet retiefs party as they descended the drakensberg and headed for mgungundlovu, king dinganes capital. Everything you need to be ready to step out prepared. Once youve chosen your perfect accommodation, you can pay easily through travelgrounds secure payment portal. By 100,000bc the san people had settle in southern africa. Pieter mauritz retief 12 november 1780 6 february 1838 was a voortrekker leader. The name piet retief comes from the voortrekker leader who was murdered by the zulu king dingaan in 1838. There are some fine historical buildings too, like the ng church, the old blockhouse and the police cells of all things.
Piet retief was born on 12 november 1780 in the wagenmakersvallei, known as wellington today, cape province. Since then, it has grown into a sizeable town with a prospering tourism industry. You can see the distance from ermelo to piet retief. Piet retief monument port elizabeth 2020 all you need to. He was the fifth of ten children of jacobus and deborah retief. Piet retief 75 the history of the afrikaans people.
He was the fifth of 10 children of jacobus, a farmer and debora retief. Situated in the south eastern corner of mpumalanga lies the picturesque town of piet retief. The town straddles the n2, approximately 100 km from the neighbouring towns of vryheid, pongola and ermelo. In this section you can learn more about the municipality, its towns, its vision and mission, the history and the background of the area. The south africa reader history, culture, politics.
For tourists who do not know much about local history this monument might not make a lot of sense. The town was founded by the voortrekkers in 1883 and named it after the voortrekker leader, piet retief, who was killed by the zulus under their king dinganes orders, after a negotiation for land failed. Dec 05, 2016 in all likelihood, school pupils who take history as a subject are made aware that piet retief, a descendant of french huguenot extraction, was a renowned voortrekker leader who was ultimately killed by the duplicitous dingane. The retief massacre of 6 february 1838 revisited scielo. Voortrekker piet retief was the person for whom this town was named upon its. Piet retief cidade wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. He settled in stellenbosch, cape province and tried his hand at a number of businesses working as a clerk in a store, prospecting for land, building and the liquor trade. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Get the piet retief, mpumalanga, south africa local hourly forecast including temperature, realfeel, and chance of precipitation.
The earliest voortrekkers established the town of piet retief in 1883. At the end of 1837, 5 trekkers besieged mzilikazi s forces in the marico valley, and mzilikazi fled across the limpopo river to presentday zimbabwe. The kaalvoetvrou monument and retiefs pass drakensberg. Rome2rio makes travelling from piet retief to johannesburg easy.
Discover piet retief, mpumalanga with the help of your friends. The town was founded by the voortrekkers in 1883 and named it after the voortrekker leader, piet retief, who was killed by the zulus under their king dingane s orders, after a negotiation for land failed. The 10 best piet retief hotel deals apr 2020 tripadvisor. Find all the transport options for your trip from piet retief to johannesburg right here. Piet retief project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. We also have some great special accommodation deals in piet retief south africa. Archives year book for south african history 1966 2. Media in category piet retief, mpumalanga the following files are in this category, out of total.
Piet retief history piet retief information piet retief. The true story of a family divided by race by judith stone. Juwawa albasini to settle in luonde riyondze, near the present day makhado town. In 1886, the inhabitants of the town declared the klein vrystaat little free state, which contained a population.
List of cities near piet retief in mpumalanga, south africa. The monument was erected on the original farm of voortrekker leader piet retief. When piet retief and his followers split away and moved eastwards to natal, both potgieter and piet uys remained determined to break the. In 1886, the inhabitants of the town declared the klein vrystaat little free state, which. Our short history on piet retief starts on 12 november 1780 at a town called wagenmakersfontein, today known as wellington. The retief massacre of 6 february 1838 revisited jackie grobler. Below the memorial on kwamatiwane hill, lies the grave of piet retief.
When she was white npr coverage of when she was white. Historical records and family trees related to piet retief. Cultural attractions near piet retief nightjar travel. From about 50,000bc groups of san people migrate out southern africa eventually giving rise apparently to modern man in the rest of the world.
However, the way retief chose to get into the cases does more in the way of praising byleveld for his police savvy without really delving deep into his ability to solve crimes. Goeie nag kwazulu natal my land african history warfare trek south africa world photography. Piet retief to johannesburg 2 ways to travel via bus, and car. List of cities near piet retief in mpumalanga, south africa the closest cities, towns, suburbslocalities and places to piet retief in mpumalanga, south africa are listed below in order of increasing distance. Surrounded by beautiful plantations of bluegum and wattle trees, piet retief is a place where travellers can relax before carrying on with their journey to pongola and the north coast beaches of kwazulu natal. Piet retief accommodation 24 places to stay in piet retief. Youre spoilt for choice with 3 options of bed and breakfast in piet retief. Piet retief was leader of one of the treks like a wagon train in the united states which became part of the great trek.
Jan 01, 2011 it instead it was nearly equally parts focused on piet bylevelds personal life and some of the high profile cases he worked. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. Retief grew up on the ancestral vineyard welvanpas, where. You can choose from a wide range of kruger park safari lodge accommodation. The voortrekkers were not a close knit unit and their leaders found it. What the school history books do not teach is that he owned substantial land in wellknown parts of what was. Retief was born to jacobus and debora retief in the wagenmakersvallei, cape colony, today the town of wellington, south africa. The town of piet retief is located in the famous assegai valley in the south east of mpumalanga in south africa. Union of south africa, transvaal province, magisterial district of piet retief.
Just as his trek was preparing to leave, retief sent a letter to the grahamstown journal. To find the driving direction from johannesburg to piet retief which is 315 by road, click on show directions after entering start and end locations in the calculator control. Piet retief is a town situated in a timbergrowing region in mpumalanga province, south africa. Well, it turns out he influenced the local history in an indirect way, but we will get to that later. Piet retief historical records and family trees myheritage. With 22 listings in piet retief, our handy piet retief map search and great low prices, its easy to book the perfect holiday accommodation for your piet retief visit. It is reported by the voortrekker minister of that time, erasmus smit, whom served with piet retief, in his diary, that on 23 october 1838 the voortrekker council of the legislative body. Pdf on jan 24, 2007, adam kuper and others published the death of piet. It is a popular stopping point enroute to swaziland or kwazulu natal and the holiday resorts of southern mozambiqueand northern kwazulu natal. Piet retief is a reasonably large town situated in the lush green assegai valley of southern mpumalanga. The 10 best restaurants in piet retief updated april 2020. When piet retief and his followers split away and moved eastwards to natal, both potgieter and piet uys remained determined to break the ndebele. Grave of piet retief piet retief, african history, africa. He established the spelonken or xipilongo empire, which was constituted by the.
It takes around 238 to reach johannesburg to piet retief. The retief massacre of 6 february 1838 revisited jackie grobler i see that every white man is an enemy to the black, and every black man an enemy to the white, they do not love each other and never will. List of towns, attractions, destinations, nature reserves, national parks, routes, and other places of interest in or nearpiet retief places in or near piet retief piet retief places. The powers of shaka zulu and the limits of historical invention. Nothing beats waking up to a freshly prepared breakfast before you head off on your holiday adventures. The retief family originally came from provence in france. It was translated and printed in that newspaper as follows.
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