Elsburg
Template:Infobox South African town 2011 Elsburg is a town in Ekurhuleni in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is a town some 6 km south-east of Germiston.
History
Laid out on the farm Klippoortjie in 1887 and proclaimed a town in 1908, it was named after the owner, F C Els. It was administered by a health committee from 1908 and by a village council from 1938. Municipal status was achieved in October 1957. It almost became the capital of the goldfields instead of Johannesburg.[1]
References
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 154.
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