Identified by the provinces of Free State and North West, lands of Boer colonization, defined by endless prairies, especially suitable for livestock farming, 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 has always been the “father of the nation” for the Boers.
1 What to see in Rustenburg
To visit in Rustenburg, the imposing Dutch Reformed Church, listed as a national monument, and a testament to the history of the Boer settlers, also called voortrekker.
2 Kruger Estate
About twenty kilometers to the northwest lies the locality of Boekenhoutfontein, with the original Kruger Estate, partially converted into a museum, with four buildings open to the public, including the oldest cottage in the Transvaal, dated 1841, and the two largest platinum mines in the world. In 2010 it hosted the FIFA soccer championships.
