Middelburg Attractions
Middelburg lies half way between Pretoria and Lydenburg: hence its name. The town was founded in 1866 and developed into an important agricultural, industrial and coal-mining center. Middelburg itself is of no particular interest, but there are places worth seeing to the north of the town.
A few buildings survive from the town's early days, among them the White Church, the railroad station and the Meyer Bridge, which all date from 1890.
A few buildings survive from the town's early days, among them the White Church, the railroad station and the Meyer Bridge, which all date from 1890.
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Fort Merensky (Botshabelo Open-Air Museum)
The 1865 Fort Merensky, which shows a mix of African and European influences, is part of the Botshabelo Open-Air Museum.
Loskop Dam Nature Reserve
North of Middelburg is the Loskop Dam Nature Reserve. This reservoir was created in 1938 by the construction of a 40m/130ft high dam on the Olifants River. Near the reservoir is a lookout from which there are magnificent views of this region of wooded hills. There are bathing and fishing in the reservoir. In the nature reserve surrounding it live rhinos, ostriches, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, kudus and wildebeests. There is accommodation for visitors in the form of holiday houses and a camping site.
