Third Voortrekker Town Established

Date: 15 Feb 1839
Updated: 15 Feb 2026

Regulations were proclaimed for the layout of Pietermaritzburg, the third Voortrekker town and the first in Natal. It was named after Piet Retief and Gerrit Maritz.

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01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.
02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 8, p. 556.

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Third Voortrekker Town Established. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010961

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