Barberton
E607217
Barberton is a historic mining town in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, known for its gold rush heritage and proximity to some of the world’s oldest exposed rocks.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Mpumalanga Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| elevation | Lowveld foothills ⓘ |
| foundedAs | gold mining camp ⓘ |
| geologicalAgeContext | Archaean Eon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | subtropical ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
mining ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
19th-century mining architecture
ⓘ
gold rush-era cemeteries ⓘ historic town center ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic town ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
gold mining
ⓘ
paper and forestry (regional) ⓘ |
| hasNearbyGeologicalFeature |
Archaean rocks
ⓘ
Barberton Greenstone Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea |
Barberton Nature Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songimvelo Game Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection | regional roads to Mbombela ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Barberton Greenstone Belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
gold mining ⓘ gold rush heritage ⓘ historic mining town ⓘ some of the world’s oldest exposed rocks ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ siSwati ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ehlanzeni District Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mpumalanga NERFINISHED ⓘ Umjindi Local Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eswatini border ⓘ Mbombela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lowveld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Africa Time
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Standard Time
|
| touristAttraction |
Barberton Makhonjwa Geotrail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
geological sites ⓘ historic gold mines ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +02:00 ⓘ |
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