Identified by the provinces of the Free State and North West, Boer colonization lands, defined by endless grasslands, especially suitable for livestock, cornfields, Rustenburg has a sun that shines relentlessly for almost the entire year and villages where time seems to have stopped.
The history of Rustenburg is strongly linked to the figure of Paul Kruger, who for the Boers has always been the “father of the nation”.
1 What to see in Rustenburg
To visit in Rustenburg, the imposing Dutch Reformed Church, listed as a national monument, and a testimony to the history of Boer settlers, also called voortrekker.
2 Kruger Estate
About twenty kilometers northwest lies the locality of Boekenhoutfontein, with the original Kruger Estate, partially turned into a museum, featuring four buildings open to the public, including the oldest cottage of the Transvaal, dated 1841, and the two largest platinum mines in the world. In 2010, it hosted the FIFA football championships.
