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Oberholzer

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Template:Infobox South African town 2011 Oberholzer is a town in West Rand District Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Town 85 km south-west of Johannesburg, just north-west of Carletonville.

History

Laid out on the farm Wonderfontein, it was proclaimed in March 1939 and named after the owner of the farm, Hendrik Oberholzer.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 346.