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#Lydenburg (a.k.a. Mashishing) Lydenburg (Afrikaans for 'town of suffering'), in Mpumalanga - South Africa, was founded in 1850 by the Voortrekker leader Andries Potgieter. His party settled there after retreating from the Lowveld. That is after they lost some members of their party to Malaria which at the time was rampant in the Lowveld. The cause of Malaria was still unknown in those days. This suffering caused by the disease was the source of the name for the new settlement.
Among the exhibits of the local museum are replicas of the seven terracotta 'Lydenburg Heads' (masks) dating back to the 5th century. It was discovered in the nearby valley of Sterkspruit. This archaeological treasure, together with other Southern African finds, indicate the presence of an advanced African society pre-dating the middle-ages. The original Heads are kept in the South African Museum in Cape Town.
Attractions in town include the oldest school building north of the Vaal River and a gun powder magazine which did service in the Anglo Boer War (1899-1902).
You travel from Lydenburg to Sabie over the very scenic and historic Long Tom Pass.
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Dullstroom / Emnotweni
##Dullstroom (a.k.a. Emnotweni) Dullstroom is a small village on the Mpumalanga Highveld best known for its mountain streams brimming with trout - a paradise for fly fishing. It is the second highest town on the Highveld (after Belfast) and lies 2100m above sea-level.
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Mpumalanga
##Mpumalanga Mpumalanga Province lies to the north-east of South Africa. In the Mpumalanga Highveld you’ll find grassland savanna and trout-fishing villages. The Mpumalanga Lowveld is known for fruit farms, game farms, private game reserves and the Kruger National Park. In between lies the spectacular escarpment and Blyde River Canyon.
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Mpumalanga Highveld
##Mpumalanga Highveld The Drakensberg Mountain range runs from North to South through the Eastern region of South Africa. In Mpumalanga it divides the province into the Highveld in the West and the Lowveld in the East. This divide is best noted on the escarpment known as the Panorama Route.
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