The name "Transvaal" is from the Latin prefix trans, which means across from, or on the other side. Hence, Transvaal refers to the province's geographical location to the north of the Vaal …

The Transvaal’s name, which means “across the Vaal,” originated with the Afrikaners who in the 1830s migrated to the region after crossing the Vaal River.

Apr 9, 2025 · The Transvaal is a historical region and former Province of South Africa, located North of the Vaal River, that existed from 1910 to 1994.

The Province of Transvaal (Afrikaans: Provinsie van Transvaal), commonly referred to as the Transvaal (/ ˈtrɑːnsvɑːl, ˈtræns -/; Afrikaans: [transˈfɑːl]), was a province of South Africa from …

Jun 28, 2018 · The Orange Free State and the Transvaal (officially the South African Republic) were independent countries in southern Africa in the 19th century established largely by …

The Transvaal, led by Jan Christiaan Smuts and Louis Botha, was granted self-government in 1907 and in 1910 became a founding province of the Union of South Africa.

The South African Republic (also called the Transvaal or Transvaal Republic) was an independent country in Southern Africa from 1852 to 1902. The country defeated the British in what is often …

Apr 27, 1994 · The Province of Transvaal (af|Provinsie van Transvaal), commonly referred to as the Transvaal (; pronounced as /af/), was a province of South Africa from 1910 until 1994, …

The borders of the Transvaal Colony [2] were larger than the defeated South African Republic (which had existed from 1856 to 1902). [3] In 1910 the entire territory became the Transvaal …

Jun 27, 2018 · Transvaal. Former British colony in South Africa. Founded as an independent republic by Boers (Afrikaners) fleeing British rule in the mid-19th cent., the Transvaal was …