De Aar

Municipality

Municipality: Emthanjeni Local Municipality
District Municipality: Karoo District Municipality

De Aar Tourism Bureau

Voortrekker Str
De Aar

Phone number: 053-631-0927
Fax number: 053-631-0105
Email: Email inquiry
Web: See the website

De Aar is named after an underground vein of water in the area.

Attractions

Also see the neighbouring towns

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History

In 1881 a portion of the farm De Aar was purchased to set up a railway junction. It was called Brounger Junction after the Colonial railway engineer William Brounger, but the name soon reverted back to the name of the farm. The author Olive Schreiner lived here between 1907 and 1913.

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Climate

Today's Weather Report for De Aar
De Aar is hot in summer and cold in winter.

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