Otto Heinrich Röttcher (7 November 1834 – 27 December 1911) was a missionary, established a town in South Africa and is known for making “wine“ out of oranges. He came from Müden (Aller), Germany to South Africa.
Otto Heinrich Röttcher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 November 1834 |
| Died | 27 December 1911 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | Missionary |
| Known for | Town establishment. Making "wine" out of oranges |
| Spouse | Marie Sophie Auguste Horst |
Roots
editHe came to South Africa in 1862 on the ship Candace[1] from Germany. He was first stationed at Hermannsburg, KwaZulu-Natal.[2]
Work life
editAs a missionary he was deployed in Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[3] He was a member of the Berlin Missionary Society. He worked under the Zulu nation.[4]
He established a town in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal calling it Muden, KwaZulu-Natal, named after the town he came from in Germany. The town still exist today.[5][6]
Because he needed wine for Holy Communion, the missionary in 1916 was forced to make “wine” from oranges,[7] since no grapes were available. He established the Sonnegold Orange Winery. His son Heinrich Christoph Röttcher (b.10 Sep 1879, d.17 Oct 1958) continued his father's “wine”-making, which was handed over to his grandchild Karl Kurt Röttcher (b. 25 Aug 1910). Karl opened a formal business in 1959 called Röttcher Wineries, which is situated between Nelspruit and White River, Mpumalanga in the Lowveld, Eastern Transvaal, South Africa.[8]
Personal life
editHe married Marie Sophie Auguste Horst (15 September 1836 – 30 May 1922).[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ivala Guest Lodge - Muden, South Africa". www.ivala.co.za.
- ^ a b Schubert, Joachim. "Hermannsburger Missionare & Mitarbeiter M-R / Hermannsburg Missionaries and Co-Workers M-R". www.safrika.org.
- ^ "fromtheold.com". fromtheold.com. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Die Hermannsburger Mission". www.safrika.org.
- ^ RE Raper - HSRC. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "They set up KZN'S German towns". Retrieved 16 September 2023 – via PressReader.
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