Ohrigstad
Historical sign at Ohrigstad
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Coordinates: 24°45′S 30°34′E / 24.750°S 30.567°E / -24.750; 30.567
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Sekhukhune
Municipality	Fetakgomo Tubatse
Established	1845[1]
Area [2]
• Total	99.24 km2 (38.32 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	521
• Density	5.2/km2 (14/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	48.6%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	48.9%
• Other	2.1%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Afrikaans	45.1%
• Northern Sotho	35.7%
• English	6.5%
• Tsonga	4.6%
• Other	8.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	1122
PO box	1122
Area code	013

Ohrigstad (Afrikaans for Ohrig city), formerly Andries Orieg Stad,^[3] is a small town to the north of Lydenburg in the Limpopo province, South Africa.

History

A fort was established by a group of Voortrekkers under the leadership of Andries Hendrik Potgieter with the help of a Dutch merchant Gregorius Ohrig. The settlers arrived in 1845 and were soon afterwards decimated by malaria and forced to abandon the area. Settlers only returned once the disease was under control. On the 14 May 1873, the area was proclaimed as a public gold field after the discovery of gold in the Selati River.

The Voortrekker, Pieter Willem Prinsloo, who left the Cape between 20 June 1837 and the end of March 1838, registered a farm Dorenhoek in the Ohrigstad area on 16 March 1846.^[4]

Tourism

The Echo Caves are situated close to the town.