Bergville

{{Use South African English|date=July 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Bergville | pushpin_map = South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa | coordinates = {{coord|28|44|S|29|22|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = South Africa | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = KwaZulu-Natal | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = uThukela | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = Okhahlamba | subdivision_type4 = Main Place | established_title = Established | leader_title = Councillor | area_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/571064001 |title = Sub Place Bergville |work=Census 2011}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 2.74 | population_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> | population_total = 4890 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto  | demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011) | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> | demographics1_title1 = Black African | demographics1_info1 = 60.4% | demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian | demographics1_info3 = 14.6% | demographics1_title4 = White | demographics1_info4 = 20.0% | demographics1_title5 = Other | demographics1_info5 = 3.8%  | demographics_type2 = First languages (2011) | demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> | demographics2_title1 = Zulu | demographics2_info1 = 82.2% | demographics2_title2 = English | demographics2_info2 = 12.1% | demographics2_title3 = Afrikaans | demographics2_info3 = 1.3% | demographics2_title4 = Sign language | demographics2_info4 = 2.3% | demographics2_title5 = Other | demographics2_info5 = 2.1%   | timezone1 = SAST | utc_offset1 = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code (street) | postal_code = 3350 | postal2_code_type = PO box | postal2_code = 3350 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = 036 }} '''Bergville'''(formerly known as Ntenjwa) is a town with a rich history.

The area was formerly known as Ntenjwa (eMangwaneni). The land was taken by the Hlongwane clan from the Hlubi clan after a conflict in the mid-19th century, believed to be around the 1850s. The conflict led to the displacement of the Hlubi clan. Despite being a chiefdom, the Hlongwane chief retains authority over the area, while acknowledging the supreme kingship of the Zulu monarch.

Bergville is equidistant from Johannesburg and Durban and is also known as the gateway to the Northern Drakensberg holiday resorts. It lies on Route R74, which is a more scenic alternative to the N3 Toll Road. This route takes one via the Oliviershoek Pass, traditionally used to access the Drakensberg, from Johannesburg. Bergville is most easily reached from Durban by turning off the N3 after Estcourt, joining the R74 through Winterton towards the mountain.

Bergville is composed mostly of three land areas: the town markert and it's near villages; Amangwane, Amazizi, Acton Homes, Thintwa Village, Rookdale, Bethany, Geluksburg, Woodford and the CBD. Amazizi includes Emazizini and Obonjaneni. Whiles Amangwane are the biggest areas with names such as Emaswazini, Ngoba, Dukuza, Zwelisha, Emoyeni, Emakhosaneni, Ndunwane, Stulwane, Khokhwane, and Magagangangozi.

Other towns in the immediate region include * Ladysmith on the R616 * Acton Homes on the R616 towards Ladysmith * Geluksburg *Thintwa Village * Jagersrust on the R74 towards Harrismith - living quarters for workers of the Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme

==Services== *Emmaus Hospital<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kznhealth.gov.za/emmaus/history.htm|title = History of Emmaus Provincial Hospital}}</ref>

==Projects in the Bergville Area== *World Vision<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://my.worldvision.org/community-profiles/south-africa/okhahlamba|title = Community Profile}}</ref> *Disability Information Project<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://new.hst.org.za/publications/report-disability-information-project-dip-emtsheziokhahlamba-district |title=Report of the Disability Information Project (DIP) in the Emtshezi/Okhahlamba district | Health Systems Trust |access-date=2013-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091941/http://new.hst.org.za/publications/report-disability-information-project-dip-emtsheziokhahlamba-district |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *Bergville Community Builders<ref>{{cite web| url = http://mg.co.za/article/2007-02-28-giving-back-to-the-community| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041705/http://mg.co.za/article/2007-02-28-giving-back-to-the-community| archive-date = 2016-03-04| title = Giving back to the community {{!}} News {{!}} M&G}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eie.wits.ac.za/community/bergville-project |title=Bergville Community Builders Support Project | School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg South Africa |access-date=2013-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703151528/http://www.eie.wits.ac.za/community/bergville-project |archive-date=2013-07-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://companies.mybroadband.co.za/spescom/2011/01/19/spescom-cio-viv-crone-wins-saiee-engineer-of-the-year-award/|title=Spescom Company News | Spescom CIO Viv Crone wins SAIEE Engineer of the Year award}}</ref>

==Photo gallery== <gallery mode="packed"> File:BCB Career Day.JPG|Bergville Community Builders Career Day at Ukhahlamba 2008 File:SAIEE training science teachers in Bergville at the Ukhahlamba Education Centre.JPG|SAIEE and Wits students ran workshops for Bergville science teachers 2008 </gallery> {{Commons category|Bergville}}

== Notable people == * Sjava (Jabulani Hadebe), singer, born 1983 * Big Zulu (Siyabonga Nene), rapper, born 1987 * Mhlahleni James "14" Shabalala, musician, died 2017

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== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081231051634/http://www.cdic.co.za/areainfo_files/bergville.htm Bergville on Central Drakensberg Information Centre site]

Category:Populated places in the Okhahlamba Local Municipality Category:Tugela River