title: Silverton, Pretoria
text: # Silverton, Pretoria
  
  Silverton is an eastern suburb of Pretoria, South Africa. It lies wedged between the slopes of the Magaliesberg mountain range.
  
  ## History
  
  The suburb was established in $1890.^{:7}$ During the depression, the town's nickname was Blikkiesdorp because of the numerous shanty dwellings inhabited by poor white $farmers.^{:7}$ It remained independent of Pretoria until it was incorporated into the city in $1964.^{:7}$
  
  