# Marble Hall

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For buildings called Marble Hall, see [Marble Hall, Derby](/source/Marble_Hall,_Derby), [Marble Hall (Hong Kong)](/source/Marble_Hall_(Hong_Kong)).

**Marble Hall** is a town in the south of the [Limpopo province](/source/Limpopo_province) of [South Africa](/source/South_Africa). It was formerly in [Mpumalanga](/source/Mpumalanga) province.

Marble Hall is a village 26 km north-west of [Groblersdal](/source/Groblersdal) and 96 km south-south-east of [Mokopane](/source/Mokopane) on the [N11 national route](/source/N11_(South_Africa)). Laid out in 1942 and proclaimed a township in January 1945, it owes its development to the Marble Lime Mine. Its name is said to be an adaptation of ‘marble hole’, where fifteen varieties of marble occur.[1]

## History

While on a hunting expedition from [Bethlehem](/source/Bethlehem,_South_Africa), Matthew Greeff and his dog discovered a hole containing [marble](/source/Marble) in 1920. In 1929, the [Marble Lime Company](/source/Marble_Lime_Company) came in to work on the deposits and then, in 1942, a town was developed and known as **Materhol** ([Afrikaans](/source/Afrikaans) for *Matthews Hole*). Soon, the town's name was changed to **Marble Hall**.[2]

## See also

- [Groblersdal](/source/Groblersdal)
- [Siyabuswa](/source/Siyabuswa)

## References

1. ["Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)"](https://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames). Human Science Research Council. p. 298.

1. [www.sa-venues.com](http://www.sa-venues.com/attractionsmpl/marble-hall.php)

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