Dordrecht, South Africa

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Dordrecht, South Africa is a small town in the Eastern Cape province known for its historic architecture, sheep farming, and scenic, mountainous surroundings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeDivisionType town ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
elevationRelative high-lying area ⓘ
establishedIn 1856 ⓘ
foundedBy Barend Gildenhuys ⓘ
governingBody Emalahleni Local Municipality Council ⓘ
hasClimate cool temperate climate ⓘ
hasFeature historic buildings ⓘ
rural character ⓘ
surrounding mountains ⓘ
hasHeritage 19th-century architecture ⓘ
hasIndustry livestock farming ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasSurroundings farmland ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ
knownFor historic architecture ⓘ
scenic mountainous surroundings ⓘ
sheep farming ⓘ
languageMajority Afrikaans ⓘ
languageSignificant English ⓘ
Xhosa ⓘ
locatedIn Chris Hani District Municipality ⓘ
Eastern Cape ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
Stormberg region ⓘ
linked to: Stormberg
municipality Emalahleni Local Municipality ⓘ
namedAfter Dordrecht, Netherlands ⓘ
near Stormberg Mountains ⓘ
originalName Dordrecht ⓘ
partOf Chris Hani District Municipality ⓘ
Emalahleni Local Municipality ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
cattle farming ⓘ
sheep farming ⓘ
wool production ⓘ
province Eastern Cape ⓘ
region Eastern Cape interior ⓘ
roadConnection regional roads of Eastern Cape interior ⓘ
timeZone South African Standard Time ⓘ
linked to: Central Africa Time
tourismAttractionType heritage tourism ⓘ
rural tourism ⓘ
UTCOffset +2 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dordrecht → twinTown → Dordrecht, South Africa ⓘ
Barend Gildenhuys → foundingLocation → Dordrecht, Eastern Cape ⓘ
linked to: Dordrecht, South Africa
Barend Gildenhuys → founded → Dordrecht, Eastern Cape ⓘ
linked to: Dordrecht, South Africa
Barend Gildenhuys → residence → Dordrecht area, Eastern Cape ⓘ
linked to: Dordrecht, South Africa
Dordrecht → twinTown → Dordrecht, South Africa ⓘ
subject linked to: Dordrecht, Netherlands