Graafwater
| Graafwater | |||
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| Coordinates | 32 ° 9 ′ S , 18 ° 36 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| Western cape | |||
| District | West coast | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA toilet | ||
| local community | Cederberg | ||
| Residents | 2261 (2011) | ||
| founding | 1910 | ||
Graafwater is a village in the municipality of Cederberg , West Coast District , Western Cape Province in South Africa . In 2011 it had 2,261 inhabitants. It is located about 30 kilometers east of Lambert's Bay and 30 kilometers west of Clanwilliam in Sandveld between the Cederberg ( Cederberg Mountains ) and the coast on the road R364.
The village lives economically from the surrounding farms. Potatoes and rooibos tea are grown here. After the winter rain , in the South African spring (July / August) the landscape around the city is covered with a multitude of flowers. The name refers to the usual digging for water in this dry area.
The city was founded in 1910 as a train station between Cape Town and Bitterfontein . The present-day town later developed from the local parish.
Attractions
- Heerenlogement Cave , German: "Herren-Häuschen-Höhle"
- The Swede Olaf Bergh described this cave on his travels in the 17th century in his search for copper deposits; it has been a national historical monument since 1939. The cave was previously used as weather protection when staying overnight.
- Zinc Blockhouse on the Graafwaterplaas farm
- built by the British Army during the Second Boer War .
- De Jongh Family Private Museum , on the Klipfontein Farm
Web links
- About Graafwater (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ Explanation at tourismregions.co.za ( Memento of the original from April 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ^ Report by the Swede Olaf Bergh from the 17th century
