Skeerpoort
Skeerpoort is a village 24 km south of Brits and 32 km northeast of Hekpoort, about 7 km southwest of the Hartebeespoort Dam, in eastern North West province, South Africa. The small and discontinuous village is set among orchards and agricultural lands.
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Coordinates: 25°48′11″S 27°45′46″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | North West |
District | Bojanala |
Municipality | Madibeng |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 0232 |
Area code | 012 |
Afrikaans for 'shaving defile', the mountain pass from which it takes its name may have been so called by the commando under Hendrik Potgieter because they stopped there on a Sunday to spruce up. Another explanation is that a commando under Casper Kruger purchased soap and shaving equipment from a trader to spruce up before entering Pretoria.[1]
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View over a section of the village with the church at center
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- Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 407. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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