New Germany, KwaZulu-Natal
New Germany | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 29°48′S 30°53′E / 29.800°S 30.883°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Main Place | Pinetown |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.13 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 12,592 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2001) | |
| • African | 37.9% |
| • Coloured | 2.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 5.4% |
| • White | 54.2% |
| First languages (2001) | |
| • English | 56.8% |
| • Zulu | 32.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.2% |
| • Xhosa | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 3610 |
| PO box | 3620 |
New Germany is an industrial town situated just inland from Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It has been incorporated firstly into Pinetown and now into eThekwini. Originally Neu-Deutschland and subsequently translated, the name refers to settlement of the area by German immigrants in 1848. They came over to farm cotton, but when that crop proved unsuccessful, the settlers turned to growing vegetables and flowers. The town became a municipality in 1960.
Prior to 1 December 2023, vehicle registration plates in New Germany started with NU - N for Natal, U for Upper Highway; although New Germany does not geographically form part of the Upper Highway Area which extends between Kloof and Botha’s Hill.