Heidelberg, Western Cape




Place in Western Cape, South Africa





























































































Heidelberg



Heidelberg is located in Western Cape

Heidelberg

Heidelberg




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Heidelberg is located in South Africa

Heidelberg

Heidelberg




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Coordinates: 34°05′S 20°57′E / 34.083°S 20.950°E / -34.083; 20.950Coordinates: 34°05′S 20°57′E / 34.083°S 20.950°E / -34.083; 20.950
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
District Garden Route
Municipality Hessequa
Area
[1]

 • Total 23.69 km2 (9.15 sq mi)
Elevation

 84 m (276 ft)
Population
(2011)[1]

 • Total 8,259
 • Density 350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]

 • Black African
 9.3%
 • Coloured
 75.3%
 • Indian/Asian
 0.4%
 • White
 14.4%
 • Other 0.6%

First languages (2011)
[1]

 • Afrikaans
 91.9%
 • English
 3.4%
 • Xhosa
 2.9%
 • Other 1.8%
Time zone
UTC+2 (SAST)

Postal code (street)
6665
PO box
6665
Area code 028

Heidelberg is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is located near South Africa's south coast, on the N2 highway, 274 km east of Cape Town (about half way between Cape Town and Knysna). Heidelberg is just east of the Overberg region, and some consider it the beginning of the Garden Route. Heidelberg is part of the Hessequa Local Municipality. Fourie House on Fourie Street is the oldest house in Heidelberg.



History


In 1716, Louis Fourie obtained grazing rights from Governor van der Stel and he settled alongside the Duivenhoks River.[citation needed] This is where he later constructed the Doornboom Homestead - registered in 1728 - and the Doornboom Farm was established.


The area was initially part of the greater Riversdale district until the Riversdale Dutch Reformed church council in 1855 bought a portion of the farm Doornboom on which to lay out the town when a new Dutch Reformed congregation was created for the farmers between Swellendam and Riversdale.


The town grew around the church and it was named in honour of the German town, Heidelberg, because of the Heidelberg catechism that was practiced in the church.


In 1903 Heidelberg became part of the railway network and became an important transport link for the wool, wheat, fruit, and tobacco industries of the area. The river, the Duivenhoks (Dovecote), was named by an explorer, Isaq Schrijver, who observed a lot of doves where the river flows into the Indian Ocean, at a place called Puntjie.






  • Dutch Reformed Church in Heidelberg







  • Outlying Valley in Heidelberg. Western Cape







  • Fourie House / Doornboom Opstal. The oldest House in Heidelberg. Built in 1728






References





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External links







  • Heidelberg Info and Tourism Website

  • Hessequa Tourism Pages

  • Heidelberg History and Information

  • Heidelberg Weather








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