Middelburg, Eastern Cape

Middelburg was founded in 1852 on the banks of the Little Brak River. It was named for its central position relative to the surrounding towns of Cradock, Colesburg, Richmond and Hofmeyer. The church council of Colesburg agreed to pay farmer Jan Coetzee for his farm Driefontein on 6 April 1852, exactly two centuries after Jan van Riebeck landed at the Cape.

Despite its position in the dry and arid central Karoo, Middelburg has a copious underground water supply and has never had water rationing. This is a farming area producing fine merino wool and some excellent stud farms.

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