Glückstadt, KwaZulu-Natal

Glückstadt
Glückstadt
Glückstadt
Glückstadt

 Glückstadt shown within KwaZulu-Natal

Coordinates: 27°58′34″S 31°01′52″E / 27.976°S 31.031°E / -27.976; 31.031Coordinates: 27°58′34″S 31°01′52″E / 27.976°S 31.031°E / -27.976; 31.031
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District Zululand
Municipality Abaqulusi

Glückstadt (also Gelukstadt) is a village some 32 km south-east of Vryheid. Formed in 1906 as the centre for farming families. The name is German and means 'city of happiness'. This village was probably named after Glückstadt, a city on the Elbe River in Germany.[1]

References

  1. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 178. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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