Fraserburg
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| Coordinates | 31 ° 55 ′ S , 21 ° 31 ′ E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | South Africa | ||
| North Cape | |||
| District | Namakwa | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-NC | ||
| local community | Karoo Hoogland | ||
| height | 1262 m | ||
| surface | 98.9 km² | ||
| Residents | 3029 (2011) | ||
| density | 30.6 Ew. / km² | ||
| founding | 1851 | ||
Dutch Reformed Church in Fraserburg
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Fraserburg is a place in the South African province of Northern Cape . It is located in the municipality of Karoo Hoogland in the district of Namakwa .
geography
Fraserburg has 3029 inhabitants (as of 2011). Around 85 percent of the population counted themselves among the colored in 2011 . 96 percent said Afrikaans was the main language used. The climate is arid . The city is located on the Nuweveld Plateau north of the Nuweveld Mountains . The surrounding cities are around 100 or more kilometers away. There is often snowfall in winter.
history
San lived in the area who left rock paintings . In 1759 Treckburen established the area for the first time . Willem Steenkamp was the first known white settler. The nearby Steemkampsberg was named after him. In 1851 the place was founded on the area of the Rietfontein farm and named after the Scottish immigrant Colin Fraser. From 1861 to 1967 there was a prison on site; In 1862 the place received the municipal status. In 1870 the British set up a powder store against the Griqua , which was also used in the Second Boer War .
The place is considered to be the origin of the Basters , who moved northwards under Hermanus van Wyk from 1868 to what is now Rehoboth .
Economy and Transport
Sheep are mainly raised in the area.
Fraserburg is on the R353, which runs from Williston in the northwest to Leeu Gamka in the south, and the R356, which connects Sutherland in the west-southwest with Loxton and via the R308 with Carnarvon in the northeast. Fraserburg Airport ( ICAO code FAFR) is located in the south of the city .
Others
- There are numerous houses from the Victorian and Edwardian ages in the city . A striking building is the 8.5 meter high Peperbus (German: "Pfefferbüchse"), which was built in 1861 and served, among other things, as a bell tower. The Dutch Reformed church in the village was built according to plans by Carl Otto Hager .
- The area around Fraserburg is known as a site for finding dinosaur fossils.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2011 census , accessed on August 2, 2017
- ↑ a b c d Description at karoo.southafrica.co.za (English), accessed on August 2, 2017