Calvinia

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Calvinia is a small South African town in the Northern Cape, known for its sheep farming, clear night skies, and location within the arid Karoo region.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Calvinia canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeCentreOf Hantam Local Municipality ⓘ
areaCode 027 ⓘ
climate cold winters ⓘ
hot summers ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
distanceFrom Hantam Mountains ⓘ
approximately 400 km north of Cape Town ⓘ
economicActivity cattle farming ⓘ
sheep farming ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
elevation approximately 970 m above sea level ⓘ
foundingDate 1847 ⓘ
geology Karoo sedimentary rocks ⓘ
hasAnnualEvent Hantam Meat Festival ⓘ
hasHeritage Afrikaner culture ⓘ
hasMuseum Calvinia Museum ⓘ
knownFor arid climate ⓘ
clear night skies ⓘ
sheep farming ⓘ
spring wildflower displays ⓘ
languageMajority Afrikaans ⓘ
locatedIn Northern Cape ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
arid Karoo region ⓘ
locatedInRegion Hantam region ⓘ
Karoo ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Oorlogskloof River ⓘ
museumLocatedIn former synagogue building ⓘ
namedAfter John Calvin ⓘ
partOf Hantam Local Municipality ⓘ
Namakwa District Municipality ⓘ
populationCharacteristic small population ⓘ
postalCode 8190 ⓘ
province Northern Cape ⓘ
region Namaqualand fringe ⓘ
linked to: Namaqualand
regionType rural ⓘ
religiousOrigin Dutch Reformed Church ⓘ
roadConnection R27 road ⓘ
R355 road ⓘ
skyQuality good for astronomy observations ⓘ
low light pollution ⓘ
tourismAttraction Karoo landscapes ⓘ
linked to: Karoo

spring flower season ⓘ
stargazing ⓘ
vegetation succulent Karoo biome ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Karoo → majorTown → Calvinia ⓘ
Namakwa region → hasMajorTown → Calvinia ⓘ