
Ohrigstad is located on the Panorama Route in Mpumalanga South Africa. It is named after a Dutch merchant in Holland, George Ohrig, who supported the poineer group of Andries Potgieter
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Ohrigstad was founded in 1845 by Andries Hendrik Potgieter. He named the town after himself and George Ohrig: Andries - Ohrigstad. The town was plagued by malaria mosquitoes and abandoned in 1848. Some inhabitants moved to the Soutpansberg Mountains, while others established a new town Lydenburg. Ohrigstad was only resettled in the 1900s when the malaria plague was controlled. The economy of Ohrigstad consists of farming of maize, beans, fruit, paprika. The Ohrigstad area is spectacularly beautiful and Accommodation in Ohrigstad
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