In the 19th century, some German settlements were created next to the river, mostly composed by farmers.
German settlements formed in both the southeastern and southwestern corners of the county.
Significant German settlement started in the first half of the 13th century.
Moreover, a fire directly in line with the local German settlement.
Another reason for German settlement was the discovery of diamonds in 1908.
The rate of German settlement increased over the following decades.
The town began as a German settlement in 1854, and officially became a city in 1890.
The geographic separation from other German settlements was the reason why that their language could, to a great extent, retain its original form.
Near that village, there might be a German settlement.
In historical records the village was first mentioned as a German settlement in 1355.
