Swellendam

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Swellendam is a historic town in South Africa’s Western Cape, known for its Cape Dutch architecture and location near the Langeberg Mountains.

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Swellendam canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
administrativeDivisionType local municipality seat
areaCode 028
country South Africa
distanceTo about 220 km east of Cape Town
foundedIn 1745
governingBody Swellendam Local Municipality
surface form: Swellendam Local Municipality Council
hasArchitecturalStyle Cape Dutch
Victorian
hasAttraction Bontebok National Park
Drostdy Museum
Marloth Nature Reserve
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
forestry
tourism
hasMunicipalStatus town
hasNearbyProtectedArea Bontebok National Park
Marloth Nature Reserve
hasRelief mountainous surroundings
hasReligiousBuilding Dutch Reformed Church
hasTourismActivity heritage tours
hiking
wine and farm tourism
heritageStatus one of the oldest towns in South Africa
knownFor Cape Dutch
surface form: Cape Dutch architecture

heritage tourism
historic buildings
languageMajority Afrikaans
languageSpoken English
locatedIn Overberg District
surface form: Overberg District Municipality

Swellendam Local Municipality
Western Cape
locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
locatedInTimeZone Central Africa Time
surface form: South African Standard Time
locatedNear Langeberg Mountains
locatedOnContinent Africa
locatedOnRiver Breede River NERFINISHED
locatedOnRoute N2 national road
namedAfter Helena ten Damme
Hendrik Swellengrebel
partOf Overberg District
surface form: Overberg region
postalCode 6740
provinceCapitalOf none
regionCode ZA-WC
UTCOffset +2

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Bonnievale hasNearbyTown Swellendam
National Route N2 connectsCity Swellendam
Overberg District contains Swellendam