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Krugersdorp

Krugersdorp

Located in the West Rand in Gauteng, Krugersdorp was founded in 1887 by Martinus Pretorius and named after the Transvaal’s president at the time, Paul Kruger. Plenty of mining takes place in the area, including gold and manganese, iron and asbestos, as well as lime. Krugersdorp was founded when the government bought part of the farm Paardekraal, as a need had arisen for a major town on the western side of the gold reef discovered in Witwatersrand. The result has been the development of a number of residential areas, offering a variety of houses and apartments for sale in Krugersdorp.

Two years after Krugersdorp was first established, the government granted a certain amount of capital for trees to be planted in the town and today there are still a number of shady trees and attractive parks to be found here. The residential suburbs are home to a range of large houses and properties for sale, with