Dannhauser is a former coal mining town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Cattle an sheep farming take place in the district. The town of Dannhauser was named after Renier Dannhauser who purchased the farm Palmietfontein from the Natal Government in 1872. It was proclaimed a village in 1937. Durnacol housing is relatively cheap now as the coal mines there are redundant.