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Matjiesfontein
A complete Victorian railway village preserved on the N1 in the Karoo, built by Scot James Logan in the 1880s as a health resort. The Lord Milner Hotel, bar and museum sit on a single dusty street.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Western Cape, South Africa · Africa
Laingsburg is worth a stop: 1 hours from Ladismith, 55km from Seweweekspoort.
Laingsburg is a town located in Western Cape, South Africa. With a population of 6,789, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Laingsburg sits in South Africa, where you drive on the left. It's in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Laingsburg to your route.
Laingsburg (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈlainzbœrχ]) is a town located in the Western Cape province in South Africa. It is a relatively large agricultural town in the semi-arid Great Karoo; its economy is based on farming goats, sheep, fruits, and vegetable. The town is served by two main roads, namely the N1 and theRead more
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The area that became Laingsburg was first settled around 1727 or 1728. A train stop was built there in 1878, by which it had been called Buffelsrivier. It was then renamed to "Nassau", and finally to "Laingsburg". In 1904, Laingsburg became a municipality. In 1981, a flash flood, later called the Laingsburg Flood, almost completely submerged the town, destroying much of it.
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Laingsburg is located in Western Cape, South Africa, Africa. The coordinates are -33.1949 latitude, 20.8587 longitude.
Laingsburg has a population of approximately 6,789 people, making it a town in South Africa.
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A complete Victorian railway village preserved on the N1 in the Karoo, built by Scot James Logan in the 1880s as a health resort. The Lord Milner Hotel, bar and museum sit on a single dusty street.
26 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A 17 km gravel road threading a Klein Karoo gorge between near-vertical folded Cape sandstone walls, crossing the stream more than twenty times. Built by convict labour in the 1860s, it is one of South Africa's great unsung mountain drives.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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