Place details
Place namePietermaritzburg
Other namesMaritzburg
CountrySouth Africa
Latitude-29.6
Longitude30.4
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Founded by Boers from Cape Colony; named after their leaders Piet Retief & Gerrit Maritz, who died in a Boer victory over the Zulus at Blood River; occupied by British in 1843; incorporated in 1854; is a trade center for wattle tree bark.