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href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermelo_(kapital_sa_munisipyo)" title="Ermelo (kapital sa munisipyo) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Ermelo (kapital sa munisipyo)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermelo_(S%C3%BCdafrika)" title="Ermelo (Südafrika) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Ermelo (Südafrika)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermelo_(LAV)" title="Ermelo (LAV) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Ermelo (LAV)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li 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Africa</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Ermelo,_South_Africa&params=26_32_S_29_59_E_region:ZA_type:city(83865)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">26°32′S</span> <span class="longitude">29°59′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">26.533°S 29.983°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-26.533; 29.983</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Country" title="Country">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_South_Africa" title="Provinces of South Africa">Province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mpumalanga" title="Mpumalanga">Mpumalanga</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/District" title="District">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gert_Sibande_District_Municipality" title="Gert Sibande District Municipality">Gert Sibande</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">Municipality</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Msukaligwa_Local_Municipality" title="Msukaligwa Local Municipality">Msukaligwa</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1880<sup id="cite_ref-established_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-established-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-census2011_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">47.46 km<sup>2</sup> (18.32 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,700 m (5,600 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2011)<sup id="cite_ref-census2011_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">83,865</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,800/km<sup>2</sup> (4,600/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Racial makeup (2011)<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-census2011_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Bantu_peoples_of_South_Africa" title="Bantu peoples of South Africa">Black African</a></th><td class="infobox-data">82.6%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/White_South_African" class="mw-redirect" title="White South African">White</a></th><td class="infobox-data">14.5%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Indian_South_African" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian South African">Indian</a>/<a href="/wiki/Asian_South_African" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian South African">Asian</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1.8%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Coloureds" title="Coloureds">Coloured</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0.7%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Other</th><td class="infobox-data">0.4%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/First_language" title="First language">First languages</a> (2011)<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-census2011_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Zulu_language" title="Zulu language">Zulu</a></th><td class="infobox-data">70.8%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Afrikaans" title="Afrikaans">Afrikaans</a></th><td class="infobox-data">14.3%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/South_African_English" title="South African English">English</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4.8%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Swazi_language" title="Swazi language">Swazi</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4.1%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Other</th><td class="infobox-data">6.0%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B2" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+2">UTC+2</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_African_Standard_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="South African Standard Time">SAST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_postal_codes_in_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="List of postal codes in South Africa">Postal code</a> (street)</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">2351</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Post-office_box" class="mw-redirect" title="Post-office box">PO box</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">2350</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_South_Africa" title="Telephone numbers in South Africa">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">017</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ermelo</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span></span>/</a></span></span>) is the educational, industrial and commercial town of the 7,750 km<sup>2</sup> <a href="/wiki/Gert_Sibande_District_Municipality" title="Gert Sibande District Municipality">Gert Sibande District Municipality</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mpumalanga" title="Mpumalanga">Mpumalanga</a> province, <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of South Africa">Republic of South Africa</a>. It is both a mixed <a href="/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture">agriculture</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mining" title="Mining">mining</a> region. It is located 210 km east of <a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ermelo,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some of the earliest inhabitants of the area were the Leghoya people. Not much is known about them, but ruins of their settlements dating back to c.1400 can be found in the area.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>During the mid-1800s, the area prior to the formation as a village, was an <i>outspan</i> area for resting teams of draw animals transporting goods across the region mainly due to the water of the small lakes dotting the area.<sup id="cite_ref-On01_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-On01-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 302">: 302 </span></sup> Modern Ermelo was founded by <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Reformed_Church" title="Dutch Reformed Church">Dutch Reformed Church</a> <a href="/wiki/Reverend" class="mw-redirect" title="Reverend">Reverend</a> Frans Lion Cachet (1835–1899).<sup id="cite_ref-On01_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-On01-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 303">: 303 </span></sup> He would minister to the many farms in the area.<sup id="cite_ref-On01_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-On01-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 303">: 303 </span></sup> A congregation was started by Cachet in 1870, and was recognised by the 5th annual general meeting of the church in April 1872.<sup id="cite_ref-SDS_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDS-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The town was formed on the farm <i>Nooitgedacht</i> purchased from P.J. Fourie in 1879 and proclaimed on 12 February 1880.<sup id="cite_ref-On01_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-On01-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 303">: 303 </span></sup> It was managed by the church until 1895 when the government of the <a href="/wiki/South_African_Republic" title="South African Republic">South African Republic</a> took over its management.<sup id="cite_ref-On01_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-On01-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 303">: 303 </span></sup> Cachet named it after a <a href="/wiki/Ermelo,_Netherlands" title="Ermelo, Netherlands">town in the Netherlands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-On01_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-On01-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 303">: 303 </span></sup> Cachet was an outspoken preacher, who had a strong interest in evangelism to Jews, his own family having Jewish heritage.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cachet had met and been influenced by Hermanus Willem Witteveen from <a href="/wiki/Ermelo,_Netherlands" title="Ermelo, Netherlands">Ermelo</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> as a young man, and named the settlement in honour of Witteveen. </p><p>In 1901, the town was reduced to a single standing home by the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Second_Boer_War" title="Second Boer War">Second Boer War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-On01_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-On01-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 303">: 303 </span></sup> The town would be rebuilt in 1903.<sup id="cite_ref-On01_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-On01-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 303">: 303 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ermelo,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Agriculture">Agriculture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ermelo,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Agriculture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mixed farming such as <a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">maize</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cattle" title="Cattle">cattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Potato" title="Potato">potatoes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bean" title="Bean">beans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wool" title="Wool">wool</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pig" title="Pig">pigs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sunflower_seed" title="Sunflower seed">sunflower seeds</a>, nuts, sub-tropical fruits, <a href="/wiki/Alfalfa" title="Alfalfa">lucerne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sorghum" title="Sorghum">sorghum</a> take place around the district.<sup id="cite_ref-On01_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-On01-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 303">: 303 </span></sup> The town is the home of the Nooitgedacht Agriculture Development and Research Centre that researches crop production and animal husbandry.<sup id="cite_ref-On01_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-On01-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 303">: 303 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mining">Mining</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ermelo,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Mining"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mining is important to the district with <a href="/wiki/Anthracite" title="Anthracite">anthracite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coal" title="Coal">coal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Torbanite" title="Torbanite">torbanite</a> mined.<sup id="cite_ref-On01_3-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-On01-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 303">: 303 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Law_and_government">Law and government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ermelo,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Law and government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Government">Government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ermelo,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ermelo falls under the <a href="/wiki/Msukaligwa_Local_Municipality" title="Msukaligwa Local Municipality">Msukaligwa Local Municipality</a> which is situated in the <a href="/wiki/Gert_Sibande_District_Municipality" title="Gert Sibande District Municipality">Gert Sibande District</a>, of Mpumalanga. Ermelo is the seat of the municipality. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coats_of_arms">Coats of arms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ermelo,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Coats of arms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Municipality (1)</b> — A municipal board was established for Ermelo in 1903. By 1931, it had assumed a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Category:UTC_South_African_town_arms">coat of arms</a>. The arms were registered with the Transvaal Provincial Administration in January 1957<sup id="cite_ref-og_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-og-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and recorded at the <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Heraldry" title="Bureau of Heraldry">Bureau of Heraldry</a> as part of a municipal flag in 1967.<sup id="cite_ref-boh_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boh-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The arms were : <i>Per pale, dexter Or, a mining headgear Sable; sinister Vert, a sheep-shear and spade in saltire, handles upwards, Argent; on a chief Gules a phoenix on a nest enflamed, Or</i>. In layman's terms, the shield was divided vertically, displaying a black mine headgear on a golden background and a crossed sheep-shear and spade on a green background, and across the top was a golden phoenix on a red horizontal stripe. (Note : these are not the colours shown on the cigarette card issued in 1931. Either the cigarette card is wrong, or the municipality changed the colours some time between 1931 and 1957.) </p><p>The motto was <i>Stabiliter progrediens</i>. </p><p><b>Municipality (2)</b> — The Ermelo transitional local council which administered the town during the local government reorganisation in the late 1990s, registered its own arms at the Bureau of Heraldry in May 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-boh_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boh-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The arms were: <i>Per fess Or and Vert, charged over the partition line with five lozenges conjoined, per fess Sable and Argent; in chief a phoenix Sable issuant from flames Gules and in base sheep shears and a spade in saltire, blades to base, Argent</i>. In layman's terms, this shield was divided horizontally into gold and green, with a black phoenix at the top and a crossed silver sheep-shear and spade at the bottom, and across the centre a row of five diamond-shapes divided horizontally into black over silver. </p><p>The crest was a green mural crown with the brickwork outlined in gold. The motto was <i>Stabiliter progrediens</i>. </p><p>These arms have been taken over by the Msukaligwa municipality, of which Ermelo now forms part. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ermelo,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ermelo_Airport.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Ermelo_Airport.png/220px-Ermelo_Airport.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Ermelo_Airport.png/330px-Ermelo_Airport.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Ermelo_Airport.png/440px-Ermelo_Airport.png 2x" data-file-width="1899" data-file-height="987" /></a><figcaption>Ermelo Airport, <a href="/wiki/Mpumalanga" title="Mpumalanga">Mpumalanga</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transportation">Transportation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ermelo,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It is also a railway junction between Mpumalanga and <a href="/wiki/KwaZulu-Natal" title="KwaZulu-Natal">KwaZulu-Natal</a>. The rail junction connects to <a href="/wiki/Machadodorp" title="Machadodorp">Machadodorp</a> which is on the <a href="/wiki/Pretoria" title="Pretoria">Pretoria</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maputo" title="Maputo">Maputo</a> railway line.<sup id="cite_ref-On01_3-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-On01-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town also lies on the railway line that connects the coalfields with the <a href="/wiki/Port_of_Richards_Bay" title="Port of Richards Bay">Port of Richards Bay</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-On01_3-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-On01-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Coal trains shipping to the coast from the mines change electric locomotives here, as power converts from <a href="/wiki/Direct_current" title="Direct current">Direct current</a> to <a href="/wiki/Alternating_current" title="Alternating current">Alternating current</a> - a legacy of the British and Afrikaner histories of the area.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roads">Roads</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ermelo,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Roads"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ermelo is the crossroads of three <a href="/wiki/National_routes_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="National routes (South Africa)">national highways</a>, namely the <a href="/wiki/N2_(South_Africa)" title="N2 (South Africa)">N2</a>, <a href="/wiki/N11_(South_Africa)" title="N11 (South Africa)">N11</a> and <a href="/wiki/N17_(South_Africa)" title="N17 (South Africa)">N17</a>. The N2 connects south-east to <a href="/wiki/Piet_Retief,_Mpumalanga" class="mw-redirect" title="Piet Retief, Mpumalanga">Piet Retief</a> (105 km away) and eventually <a href="/wiki/Richards_Bay" title="Richards Bay">Richards Bay</a> (417 km away). The N11 connects south to the towns to <a href="/wiki/Newcastle,_KwaZulu-Natal" title="Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal">Newcastle</a> (152 km away) and <a href="/wiki/Ladysmith,_KwaZulu-Natal" title="Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal">Ladysmith</a> (250 km away) and the <a href="/wiki/N3_road_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="N3 road (South Africa)">N3</a> to <a href="/wiki/Durban" title="Durban">Durban</a>. The N11 also connects north to <a href="/wiki/Middelburg,_Mpumalanga" title="Middelburg, Mpumalanga">Middelburg</a> (108 km away). The N17 connects west to <a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a> and east to <a href="/wiki/ESwatini" class="mw-redirect" title="ESwatini">eSwatini</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people_from_Ermelo">Notable people from Ermelo</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ermelo,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Notable people from Ermelo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lucky_Dube" title="Lucky Dube">Lucky Dube</a>, musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Ferguson" title="Jennifer Ferguson">Jennifer Ferguson</a>, singer-songwriter; activist; M.P.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lizelle_Lee" title="Lizelle Lee">Lizelle Lee</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_women%27s_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="South Africa national women's cricket team">South Africa national women's cricket team</a> player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mpho_Madi" title="Mpho Madi">Mpho Madi</a>, wrestler, <a href="/wiki/2014_Commonwealth_Games" title="2014 Commonwealth Games">2014 Commonwealth Games</a> bronze medalist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mduduzi_Manana" title="Mduduzi Manana">Mduduzi Manana</a>, former deputy minister of the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Higher_Education_and_Training" title="Department of Higher Education and Training">Department of Higher Education and Training</a>, and member of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_South_Africa" title="Parliament of South Africa">Parliament of South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henno_Mentz" title="Henno Mentz">Henno Mentz</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa national rugby union team</a> player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MJ_Mentz" title="MJ Mentz">MJ Mentz</a>, former <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="South Africa national rugby sevens team">South Africa national rugby sevens team</a> & <a href="/wiki/Pumas_(Currie_Cup)" title="Pumas (Currie Cup)">Pumas (rugby team)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tshepo_Ngwane" title="Tshepo Ngwane">Tshepo Ngwane</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toni_Nhleko" title="Toni Nhleko">Toni Nhleko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Premier_Soccer_League" title="Premier Soccer League">Premier Soccer League</a> player & <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="South Africa national football team">South Africa national football team</a> player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michiel_Daniel_Overbeek" title="Michiel Daniel Overbeek">Michiel Daniel Overbeek</a>, astronomer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gert_Sibande" title="Gert Sibande">Gert Sibande</a>, political activist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johan_Velde_van_der_Merwe" title="Johan Velde van der Merwe">Johan Velde van der Merwe</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_African_Police_Service" title="South African Police Service">South African Police Service</a> Commissioner (1990-95)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ermelo,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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