Alma (H6):25

Name:Alma

Google count: 44 800
Date: 24 June 2008

Historic fact:

Modimolle means ‘Place of Spirits’. Towns within the municipal boundaries: Alma, Antjiesdrift, Kraalingen, Loubad, Melkrivier, Middelfontein, Modimolle (Nylstroom), Palala, Rankin’s Pass, Sondagsloop, Vaalwater, Vier-en-Twintig Riviere

Historical overview of Modimolle Local Municipality
Modimolle means ‘Place of Spirits’, referring to the prominent hill clearly visible from the N1 road. Many locals regard the hill as sacred. In addition, Modimolle Hill is said to have been the inspiration for the design of the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria whose architect, Gerhard Moerdyk, also designed the Reformed Church in Modimolle town.

When a group of religious Voortrekkers reached a river flanked with reeds and flowing north, with a pyramid-shaped hill nearby, they deduced from the maps in their Bibles that they had traversed the whole of Africa and reached Egypt. They called the place Nylstroom, literally meaning Nile River.

Source: http://www.vuvuzela.com/modimolle/

Other interesting info:

Where to stay:

This is game country - Accommodation Alma Limpopo | DISTRICT ALMA ACCOMMODATION: Game Lodges & Self Catering Alma Limpopo.
www.wheretostay.co.za/np/b/accommodation/alma.php

Hiking:

Rhenosterpoort Hiking Trail. Rankins Pass, near Alma, Limpopo Province ... The trail lies close to the village of Alma at the foot of the Jan Trichards pass ...
www.footprint.co.za/rhenosterpoort.htm
Postal Code: ALMA 0512