Swartruggens

Municipality

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Swartruggens Tourism Bureau

Swartruggens

Phone number: 014-544-0011

Swartruggens is Dutch for Black Ridges. It is also known as Rodeon.

Attractions

Also see the neighbouring towns

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History

Swartruggens began in 1907 as a railway station on the farm Brakfontein. The town which grew around the station was named Rodeon, although this name is no longer used.

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