Genadendal
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Genadendal is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
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[edit] Location
Genadendal is approximately an hour and a half drive east of Cape Town in the Riviersonderend mountains.
[edit] History
Genadendal was the first missionary in southern Africa. It followed the Moravian religion. The German missionaire Georg Schmidt went there in 1737. Genadendal was completed in April 31738. In October 10, 1995, Nelson Mandela visited the missionary in Genadendal.
[edit] Literature
- Bernhard Krüger, "The Pear Tree Blossom-The History Of The Moravian Church In South Africa."
- Martina Horak-Werz, "Fax An Cordula. Erfahrungen Als Pfarrerin In Südafrika In Einer Zeit Des Politischen Umbruchs".
