Elandslaagte | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -28.408°N 29.958°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Uthukela |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Alfred Duma |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 2900 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Elandslaagte is farming and coal-mining centre some 26 km north-east of Ladysmith. Afrikaans for 'elands flat', it was the scene of the Battle of Elandslaagte, one of the first battles of the Second Anglo-Boer War, on 21 October 1899. Monuments have been erected to the fallen on both sides, including the Dutch Corps Monument. The Dutch Corps Monument was destroyed in 2014.[1]