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Die dorp Rensburg is deel van Heidelberg tans. Dit was voorheen 'n plaas wat behoort het aan 'n ene Mnr van Rensburg. Dit was eers genoem Rensburgdorp en later verander na Rensburg. Op 'n stadium het Rensburg sy eie amptelike burgermeester gehad.
In die boek deur Ian Uys, "Heidelbergers of the Boer War" verskyn die volgende, "In this case, Mr van Rensburg of the farm Houtpoort was awakened by the explosion. He correctly surmised that the Boers had blown up the railway near his farm, but decided to report the sabotage in the morning. He then went back to sleep. Van Rensburg left for Heidelberg early the following morning. Meanwhile an English patrol had been sent out. On discovering the wrecked line they promptly sought the nearest farmhouse and burnt it to the ground. Van Rensburg's wife and children were left standing in the veld and his stock driven off. No doubt the luckless Van Rensburg vowed never again to roll over and sleep after hearing an explosion. The township 'Rensburg" was later named after him". Hy is heelmoontlik J.J.J. van Rensburg wat genoem word op bls. 44 in die boek "Die Hensoppers en Joiners".
S.B. Spies, Methods of barbarism? Roberts and Kitchener and civilians in the Boer Republic, p. 109, maak melding dat hierdie voorval wel J.J.J. van Rensburg van Houtpoort was.
Hennie van Rensburg hennieva@mweb.co.za
To the south-west of Heidelberg there are unmortared square towers in the fort. Constructed by British infantry regiments. http://rapidttp.com/milhist/vol106rt.html
There is also a Van Rensburgdorp near Stutterheim Town in the Eastern Cape.
There is a Van Rensburgbaai near Bethulie in the Free State.