Lydenburg (Q1836921)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Lydenburg, also known as Mashishing, is a town in Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, on the Mpumalanga highveld, South Africa. It is situated on the Sterkspruit/Dorps River tributary of the Lepelle River at the summit of the Long Tom Pass. It has a long, rich history, ranging from AD 500 to the present. The name is derived from the Dutch Lijdenburg, or "Town of Suffering", and is named for the experiences of the white settlers. In Northern Sotho, Mashishing means "long green grass." Lydenburg has become the centre of the South African fly-fishing industry and is an agricultural, tourism and mining hub.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

Lydenburg is een dorp met 900 inwoners in Mpumalanga, Zuid-Afrika. Het is gelegen aan een zijtak van de Olifantsrivier, genaamd de Spekboom, en aan de voet van de Long Tompas. Het dorp is het hart van de Zuid-Afrikaanse forelvang, en is gelegen in een landbouw- en mijnbouwcentrum. Het is deel van de gemeente Thaba Chweu, die in 2011 bijna 100.000 inwoners had.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Lydenburg is 'n dorp in noordelike Mpumalanga, Suid-Afrika. Lydenburg is geleë aan die Spekboomsytak van die Olifantsrivier aan die voet van die Long Tompas. Die naam van die dorp is uit Nederlands afkomstig en beteken "Dorp van Lyding." Die dorp is in die hart van die Suid-Afrikaanse forelhengelgebied en is 'n landbou- en mynbousentrum. Lydenburg is deel van die Thaba Chweu Plaaslike Munisipaliteit wat volgens die 2011 sensus 'n bevolking van 98 387 gehad het.

Wikidata location: -25.1000, 30.4500 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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node: Lydenburg (OSM), 0.99 km from Wikidata [show tags]
ref: Mashishing
name: Lydenburg
is_in: Mpumalanga, South Africa
place: town
source: sagns
alt_name: Mashishing
sagns_id: 117914
wikidata: Q1836921
wikipedia: en:Lydenburg
wikimedia_commons: Category:Lydenburg

wikidata match: Q1836921
node: Mashishing (OSM), 3.65 km from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Mashishing
is_in: Mpumalanga, South Africa
place: suburb
source: sagns
sagns_id: 103915
source_1: local knowledge
way: Lydenburg (OSM)exact location match [show tags]
name: Lydenburg
place: town
wikidata: Q1836921
wikipedia: en:Lydenburg
wikimedia_commons: Category:Lydenburg

wikidata match: Q1836921
way: Mashishing (OSM), 2.07 km from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Mashishing
place: town

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