Danskraal

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Danskraal
Daimana
Danskraal is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Danskraal
Danskraal
 Danskraal shown within KwaZulu-Natal
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Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District Uthukela
Municipality Emnambithi/Ladysmith
Established {{#property:P571}}

Danskraal is a historic site some 5 km north-east of Ladysmith in the former Kliprivier district, said to be the place where the Voortrekkers camped a week before the famous Battle of Blood River on 16 December 1838 and where the first vow was taken which led to the Day of the Covenant. The name means 'village of dancing'; it was here that the Voortrekker commando was entertained with ceremonial dances by the Zulus of Matowan or Nodotta.[1]

The South African Railways has locomotive workshops at Danskraal, which was still known as Daimana in c. 1935.[2]

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  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1946). The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter VII - South African Railways (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, April 1946. p. 296.
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