Vanrhynsdorp

Municipality

Municipality: Cederberg Local Municipality
Municipality: Matzikama Local Municipality
District Municipality: West Coast District Municipality

Vanrhynsdorp Tourism Bureau

Museum Building
Vanrhynsdorp

Phone number: 027-219-1552
Fax number: 027-219-1552
Email: Email inquiry
Web: See the website

Vanrhynsdorp is named after Petrus Benjamin van Rhyn, a politician

Attractions

Also see the neighbouring towns

Museum in the original jail. A mill drawn by horse power can be seen.

Namaqualan flowers, Vanrhyns Pass.
Photos: Courtesy Heila Brand, Aan't Dorpseind

History

In earlier time the area was inhabited by the nomadic Khoi-Khoi people. The Dutch settlers explored the area in the 1660s and first settled by them in the 1740s. In 1866 a church was built on the farm Troe-Troe, named after the river flowing through it. The town was laid out in 1887 and became a municipality in 1913.

Economy

Farming: wheat, grapes, lucern, rooibos Mining: gypsum, marble

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