Roossenekal is a town in
Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality in the
Limpopo
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province of
South Africa
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.
Village on the western slopes of the
Steenkampsberg, 95 km north-east of
Middelburg. It was proclaimed in January 1886 and named after two soldiers who died in the war against Mapoch's tribe - Stefanus Johannes Roos, Field-Cornet of the
Potchefstroom
Potchefstroom ( ; ), colloquially known as Potch, is an college town, academic city in the North West (South African province), North West Province of South Africa. It hosts the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. Potchefstro ...
commando, and Frederick Senekal, Commandant of the
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 ...
commando.
References
Populated places in the Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality
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