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Province: [[Mpumalanga]] (until 1994 [[Transvaal Province]])<br/> | Province: [[Mpumalanga]] (until 1994 [[Transvaal Province]])<br/> | ||
District Municipality : Gert Sibande <br> | District Municipality: Gert Sibande <br> | ||
Local Municipality : [[Msukaligwa]] | Local Municipality: [[Msukaligwa]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Ermelo was founded in 1880, and was named by its first resident clergyman, Rev Frans Lion-Cachet, after [[Ermelo (NL)|Ermelo]] in the Netherlands. The town was burned to the ground during the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) and rebuilt afterwards, hence the phoenix in the arms. It lies in the heart of a wool-producing and coal-mining district, both of which are alluded to in the arms. | Ermelo was founded in 1880, and was named by its first resident clergyman, Rev Frans Lion-Cachet, after [[Ermelo (NL)|Ermelo]] in the Netherlands. The town was burned to the ground during the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) and rebuilt afterwards, hence the phoenix in the arms. It lies in the heart of a wool-producing and coal-mining district, both of which are alluded to in the arms. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image scanned from a cigarette card from the 1930s; background from Arthur Radburn. | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]]: Image scanned from a cigarette card from the 1930s; background from Arthur Radburn. | |||
[[Category:South African Municipalities]] | [[Category:South African Municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:Mpumalanga]] | [[Category:Mpumalanga]] |
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ERMELO
Province: Mpumalanga (until 1994 Transvaal Province)
District Municipality: Gert Sibande
Local Municipality: Msukaligwa
Afrikaans | blazon wanted |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
Ermelo was founded in 1880, and was named by its first resident clergyman, Rev Frans Lion-Cachet, after Ermelo in the Netherlands. The town was burned to the ground during the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) and rebuilt afterwards, hence the phoenix in the arms. It lies in the heart of a wool-producing and coal-mining district, both of which are alluded to in the arms.
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Literature: Image scanned from a cigarette card from the 1930s; background from Arthur Radburn.