Apiesdoring, a Mpumalanga Railway Station

Coordinates: 30.2420, -24.6898
Updated: 15 Jun 2020

A Railway Station between Lydenburg and Steelpoort. Afrikaans for 'monkey thorn', the Afrikaans vernacular name refers to the high leafy crowns, of trees, which give cover to monkeys.

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Apiesdoring, a Mpumalanga Railway Station

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01New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper

Last updated · 15 Jun 2020

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South African History Online. (2016, September 26). Apiesdoring, a Mpumalanga Railway Station. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/P-0122024

South African History Online (2016) 'Apiesdoring, a Mpumalanga Railway Station', South African History Online, 26 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/P-0122024 (Accessed: 24 July 2026).

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"Apiesdoring, a Mpumalanga Railway Station." South African History Online, 26 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/P-0122024. Accessed 24 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Apiesdoring, a Mpumalanga Railway Station." South African History Online. September 26, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/P-0122024.