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Mariannhill
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Coordinates: 29°51′S 30°50′E / 29.850°S 30.833°E / -29.850; 30.833
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Main Place	Pinetown
Area
• Total	3.46 km (1.34 sq mi)
Population
• Total	835
• Density	240/km (630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	3610

Mariannhill is a cluster of suburbs and townships in eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

In 1882, Trappist missionary Father Franz Pfanner established Mariannhill Monastery 16 km west of Durban. He promoted local development and opened schools, health clinics, craft workshops, printing presses and farms providing work for hundreds of religious workers and others. The name is derived from those of the Virgin Mary and her mother Saint Anne.

Due to its location close to the industrial townships of Pinetown and Durban, Mariannhill has attracted people from around the province of KwaZulu Natal who are seeking employment. This has led to the development and growth of several townships in Mariannhill: Mpola, Thornwood, Dassenhoek, Tshelimnyama, Mariannridge, KwaMamdekazi, St Wendolins, and others.

In 1909 the St. Francis College was founded in Mariannhill, combining separate schools for boys and girls that had operated since the mid/late 1880s. Its faculty included the Zulu writer and poet Benedict Wallet Vilakazi.

See also

• Mariannhillers, the Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill

References

1. ^ "Sub Place Mariannhill". Census 2001.
2. "Mariannhill Monastery History". Mariannhill Monastery.
3. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 298.
4. "St. Francis College, Mariannhill - official website".

v t e Communities of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
Seat: Durban
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