Matjiesfontein
Sign in to saveMatjiesfontein is a settlement in Central Karoo District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
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- Matjiesfontein
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- Milner Hotel, Matjiesfontein.jpg
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- Lord Milner Hotel in Matjiesfontein
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- South Africa Western Cape#South Africa
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- Country
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- South Africa
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- Province
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- Western Cape
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- District
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- Central Karoo
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- Municipality
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- Laingsburg
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- Main Place
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- Established
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- DA
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- Councillor
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- Aletta Theron
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- 1.22
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- History
- Railway origins
- Logans refreshment station
- Development and layout
- Location and surrounds
- See also
- References
Matjiesfontein is a settlement in Central Karoo District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
==History== thumb|left|Matjiesfontein Station The original inhabitants of the region were the Khoikhoi herders and the San hunter gatherers. Following the arrival of the early European colonists, the area was settled by Afrikaner Trekboers and Griqua people.