Hermannsburg is one of the oldest mission stations in Africa. In 1854 Lutheran missionaries arrived in South Africa from a town named Hermannsburg in northern Germany. They purchased a farm in the midlands of Natal named Perseverance and started their work under great adversity. Two Lutheran churches were founded, a German-speaking church and a Zulu church. A German-speaking congregation and German school with English medium can still be found in Hermannsburg to this day. It is an odd experience for travelers to encounter a German village amidst German oak trees in the middle of Zululand. A local museum relates the history of the town.
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| In Hermannsburg: The oldest German Church in SA |
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