Farming and tourism are the main economic activities on "The Mountain" as it is locally known; Haenertsburg is in hilly terrain. The Iron Crown mountain is the highest point in Limpopo and is a well-known landmark.[citation needed]
Frequent mists and relatively high rainfall have created a lush vegetation with afromontane forest patches occupying the kloofs (gullies) which dot the grasslands and surrounding mountains.[citation needed] However, large areas of rare, and botanically diverse, grassland (Woodbush Granite Grassland) have been planted to timber (primarily timber for pulping).[citation needed] These monoculture plantations extract a great deal of water and the resulting water shortages downstream (in the Kruger National Park and Mozambique) are cause for concern.[citation needed] A local volunteer group, FROHG (Friends of the Haenertsburg Grasslands) helps to conserve the indigenous flora and fauna. Funds are raised to create educational materials, maintain a hiking trail, remove alien invasive plants and alert the authorities to illegal developments like bulldozing for pipelines, fencing and even squatting.[citation needed]
The scenery of the Haenertsburg area attracts many tourists.[citation needed] It is a common spot for cycling, biking and fishing. Sailing and other watersport take place on nearby Ebenezer Dam. The 20th steepest mountain pass in South Africa,[2] the Magoebaskloof pass, leads one down from the Highveld of the Haenertsburg area to the Lowveld adjoining the Kruger National Park, gaining/losing 446m altitude in 5.15 km.[3]
Haenertsburg is also known for the annual Spring Fair where various crafts and flower displays are exhibited. July sees the advent of the Holistic Fair which displays the creative talents of the Mountain folk.[citation needed] Every Friday and Saturday morning the Morning Market is run by the Duchess of Atholl.[citation needed]
The town was established in 1886 with the discovery of gold by Carl Ferdinand Haenert.
View over Haenertsburg from the cemetery above the town
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^ abcd"Main Place Haenertsburg (Bjatladi)". Census 2011.
^"Steepest gradient pass ranking - Mountain Passes South Africa".
^"Magoebaskloof (R71) - Mountain Passes South Africa".
January 01, 1970
haenertsburg, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 200. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Haenertsburg news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Haenertsburg is a village situated on the edge of the Great Escarpment in the Limpopo Province of South Africa on the R71 road between Polokwane formerly Pietersburg and Tzaneen en route to the Kruger National Park Haenertsburg Bjatladi Commercial premises in Rissik StreetHaenertsburg Bjatladi Show map of LimpopoHaenertsburg Bjatladi Show map of South AfricaCoordinates 23 56 30 S 29 56 20 E 23 94167 S 29 93889 E 23 94167 29 93889CountrySouth AfricaProvinceLimpopoDistrictMopaniMunicipalityGreater TzaneenArea 1 Total1 23 km2 0 47 sq mi Population 2011 1 Total282 Density230 km2 590 sq mi Racial makeup 2011 1 Black African25 9 Coloured0 7 White73 4 First languages 2011 1 English52 3 Afrikaans23 1 Northern Sotho16 7 Tsonga2 8 Other5 0 Time zoneUTC 2 SAST PO box0730Area code015 Farming and tourism are the main economic activities on The Mountain as it is locally known Haenertsburg is in hilly terrain The Iron Crown mountain is the highest point in Limpopo and is a well known landmark citation needed Frequent mists and relatively high rainfall have created a lush vegetation with afromontane forest patches occupying the kloofs gullies which dot the grasslands and surrounding mountains citation needed However large areas of rare and botanically diverse grassland Woodbush Granite Grassland have been planted to timber primarily timber for pulping citation needed These monoculture plantations extract a great deal of water and the resulting water shortages downstream in the Kruger National Park and Mozambique are cause for concern citation needed A local volunteer group FROHG Friends of the Haenertsburg Grasslands helps to conserve the indigenous flora and fauna Funds are raised to create educational materials maintain a hiking trail remove alien invasive plants and alert the authorities to illegal developments like bulldozing for pipelines fencing and even squatting citation needed The scenery of the Haenertsburg area attracts many tourists citation needed It is a common spot for cycling biking and fishing Sailing and other watersport take place on nearby Ebenezer Dam The 20th steepest mountain pass in South Africa 2 the Magoebaskloof pass leads one down from the Highveld of the Haenertsburg area to the Lowveld adjoining the Kruger National Park gaining losing 446m altitude in 5 15 km 3 Haenertsburg is also known for the annual Spring Fair where various crafts and flower displays are exhibited July sees the advent of the Holistic Fair which displays the creative talents of the Mountain folk citation needed Every Friday and Saturday morning the Morning Market is run by the Duchess of Atholl citation needed The town was established in 1886 with the discovery of gold by Carl Ferdinand Haenert View over Haenertsburg from the cemetery above the townReferences edit a b c d Main Place Haenertsburg Bjatladi Census 2011 Steepest gradient pass ranking Mountain Passes South Africa Magoebaskloof R71 Mountain Passes South Africa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Haenertsburg amp oldid 1182240448, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
