Marble Hall

24°58′S 29°18′E / 24.967°S 29.300°E / -24.967; 29.300CountrySouth AfricaProvinceLimpopoDistrictSekhukhuneMunicipalityEphraim MogaleArea • Total16.49 km² (6.37 sq mi)Elevation910 m (2,990 ft)Population • Total2,687 • Density160/km² (420/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African59.1% • Coloured0.7% • Indian/Asian4.6% • White34.5% • Other1.2%First languages (2011) • Afrikaans35.1% • Sepedi 50.6% • English12.0% • Tsonga4.3% • Other18.0%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)PO boxArea code013

Marble Hall is a town in the south of the Limpopo province of South Africa. It was formerly in Mpumalanga province.

Marble Hall is a village 26 km north-west of Groblersdal and 96 km south-south-east of Mokopane on the N11 National Route. Laid out in 1942 and proclaimed a township in January 1945, it owes its development to the Marble Lime Mine. Its name is said to be an adaptation of ‘marble hole’, where fifteen varieties of marble occur.^[2]

History

While on a hunting expedition from Bethlehem, Matthew Greeff and his dog discovered a hole containing marble in 1920. In 1929, the Marble Lime Company came in to work on the deposits and then, in 1942, a town was developed and known as Materhol (Afrikaans for Matthews Hole). Soon, the town's name was changed to Marble Hall.^[3]

See also

• Groblersdal
• Siyabuswa

References