Pietersburg, capital of the province of Limpopo and its largest town, lies 319km/198mi northeast of Johannesburg on N 1. It is a favorite stopover on the way to the Kruger National Park and the beautiful Tzaneen region. Founded in 1884, the town rapidly developed into the commercial and administrative center of an intensively
cultivated agricultural area. Round Pietersburg are some of the largest cattle farms in South Africa.
This busy modern town has no sights of outstanding interest, but there are a number of attractive features in the surrounding area. Pietersburg has an excellent tourist infrastructure.