De Wildt is a town with a railway station, police station and post office in
North West province of
South Africa
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, 40 km west-north-west of
Pretoria
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History
It was named after the Dutch engineer Mauritz Edgar de Wildt (1855–1907), who in 1905 surveyed the railway-line between Pretoria and
Rustenburg
Rustenburg (; , Afrikaans and Dutch language, Dutch: ''City of Rest'') is a town at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range. Rustenburg is the most populous city in North West (South African province), North West province, South Africa (549 ...
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The town is famous for a speech delivered on 7 December 1912 by General
J. B. M. Hertzog which ultimately led to the establishment of the
National Party.
Parks and greenspace
Nearby is the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre also known as the
De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre. Formed in 1971, the centre breeds cheetah and wild dogs.
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References
External links
Report on General J.B.M. Hertzog's Speech at De Wildt, 7 December 1912
– South African History Online
Populated places in the Madibeng Local Municipality
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