Swellendam
Sign in to saveSwellendam () is the third oldest town in South Africa (after Cape Town and Stellenbosch), a town with 17,537 inhabitants situated in the Western Cape province. The town has over 50 provincial heritage sites, most of them buildings of Cape Dutch architecture. Swellendam is situated on the N2, approximately 220 km (140 miles) from both Cape Town and George.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Swellendam
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Africa Western Cape#South Africa#Africa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Western Cape
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Overberg
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Swellendam
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Main Place
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1745
- Settlement.leader_title
- Councillor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 19.68
- Settlement.population_total
- 4676
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
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- Famous pioneer families
- Climate
- Fauna and flora
- Agriculture
- Varia
- Architecture
- Gallery
- Notable people
- Coats of arms
- References
- External links
Swellendam () is the third oldest town in South Africa (after Cape Town and Stellenbosch), a town with 17,537 inhabitants situated in the Western Cape province. The town has over 50 provincial heritage sites, most of them buildings of Cape Dutch architecture. Swellendam is situated on the N2, approximately 220 km (140 miles) from both Cape Town and George.
==History== thumb|left|Boer Republic of Swellendam (red) and other Dutch territories around 1795