Piketberg

Municipality

Municipality: Bergrivier Local Municipality
Municipality: Cederberg Local Municipality

Piketberg Tourism Bureau

Church Str
Piketberg

Phone number: 022-913-2063
Fax number: 022-913-1380
Email: Email inquiry
Web: See the website

Piketberg means Outpost Mountain

Attractions

Also see the neighbouring towns

There are many San rock paintings in the area. Voëlvleibos has a wood of wild olive trees and offers picnic spots.

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History

In earlier years the area was inhabited by San people. Later a Khoi-Khoi tribe, the Kogikwa, settle here under leadership of Gonnema. To combat cattle thieving early Dutch settlers built a military outpost here. Dutch farmers began to settle in the early 1700s. In 1835 a Church was built on the farm Grootfontein. The town developed gradually around the church. In 1868 J Versveld started farming on top of the mountains. In 1889 he constructed a pass which today offers views across the low lying areas. The Versveld Pass is named after him.

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Economy

Farming: Wheat, protea, soft fruit, buchu.

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