INTRODUCTION

Entrance to the best kept secret of the Bushveld!

In the late eighties Renaissance Ontwikkelings (Pty.) Ltd. decided to develop their fifth sectional title security retirement village in the legendary tranquility of the picturesque Bushveld. And lo and behold: Warmbad Renaissance.

Inevitably people might speculate about the developer's rationale to use the name "Renaissance" for his development company. What relationship is there between South African retirement villages and the cultural movement of the same name that started in the late Middle Ages in Italy and thereafter spread to the rest of Europe?

In 2001 former Chairman of the Management Committee, Nato Britz, speculated as follows about the name, "If we consider the history of the word "Renaissance", then I prefer revival or renewal. After all, that is what is happening at Warmbad Renaissance; residents have relinquished the first phase of their life and started a second, or new, phase of life."

It appears that the construction of Warmbad Renaissance commenced in 1989/1990 when the rumble of heavy construction equipment shattered the Bushveld tranquillity.

The first residents were Ampie and Isabel Hattingh. They moved in on 1 April 1992.

 

Ampie and Isabel Hattingh

Below are a few photographs depicting scenes from the village.

While the grounds are cared for by a contracted gardening service,
house proud owners lay out and care for the gardens around
their units  

Indigenous trees abound in the village, thereby creating
a park-like ambience

Abundant bird-life is a feature of the village

Lanes crossing

A spectacular Bushveld sunset