Belfast, Mpumalanga
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Belfast is a small town in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (not to be confused with Belfast in Limpopo, South Africa located at 24°56′0″S 31°22′0.2″E / 24.933333°S 31.366722°E).
The town is renowned for its excellent trout fishing conditions. Sheep and dairy farming take place here as well as maize, potatoes and timber are produced. Coal and a black granite are mined around Belfast. Around 6 million tulip bulbs are produced here annually for export; the flowers are discarded. Belfast is 2,025m above sea level and one of the coldest towns in South Africa.
It was named after Ulsterman Richard O'Neill from Belfast in Northern Ireland who owned the farm on which the town was built.
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[edit] Anglo-Boer War
During the Anglo-Boer War several battles and skirmishes took place in and around the town. The Battle of Leliefontein took place 30 km south of here at the Komati river, an engagement for which several Victoria Crosses were awarded to Canadian soldiers. The British built a concentration camp here during the Boer War to house Boer women and children. Several Victoria Crosses were awarded for action at Monument Hill which is on the edge of the town. [1]
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- ^ The Great Boer War by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapter 33
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Coordinates: 25°41′21.66″S 30°1′54″E / 25.68935°S 30.03167°E
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