Robertson (South Africa)
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| Coordinates | 33 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 19 ° 53 ′ 0 ″ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| Western cape | |||
| District | Cape Winelands | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA toilet | ||
| local community | Langeberg | ||
| height | 200 m | ||
| surface | 22.7 km² | ||
| Residents | 27,715 (2011) | ||
| density | 1,219.3 Ew. / km² | ||
| founding | 1853 | ||
 Robertson in 1987
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Robertson is a town in Langeberg municipality , Cape Winelands district , Western Cape Province in South Africa . The city is 200 meters above sea level.
In 2011 the city had 27,715 inhabitants. 74.75% of the population of the core town Robertson are designated in the statistics as mixed race ( Colored ), 18.53% are white and 5.17% are black Africans. The rest is distributed among other groups. The main language is Afrikaans , which is spoken by almost 93% of the population.
history
Robertson was founded in 1853 and named after William Robertson, a Swellendam pastor . Located in the fertile Robertson Valley, the main sources of income were agriculture and wagon construction (ox carts). At the beginning of the 20th century, wagon construction collapsed after an ever larger part of the transports on the Worcester – Voorbaai railway line was carried out. Today the main branch of the economy is agriculture with wine and fruit growing as well as horse breeding. In addition, tourism has developed into an important source of income in recent years.
Attractions
The city offers several South African national monuments:
- Druids Lodge (1860), now a museum
- House in Edwardschen style (1904)
- Pink Church (1859)
- Powder House (formerly a gunpowder warehouse)
- Wesleyan Church (Robertson)
Robertson is also one of the largest wine-producing regions in South Africa. The number of wineries has doubled in recent years from 25 (1995) to 50 (2006). Wines from the region have won numerous national and international awards. Well-known wineries are:
- Bon Cap
- Fraaii Uitzicht
- Graham Beck
- Majors Hill
- Rosendal
- Springfield
- Viljoensdrift Wines
There are two nature reserves in the area:
sons and daughters of the town
- Marais Viljoen (1915–2007), former President of South Africa
- Helmut Holzapfel (* 1941), opera singer