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Swartland is related to the following pages: Western Cape ProvinceWest Coast

Swartland Cities & Towns, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Elands BayGoudaHermonKoringbergMalmesbury, MoorreesburgPhiladelphia, Piketberg, PortervilleRiebeek Kasteel, Riebeek West

About the Swartland, Western Cape Province, South Africa

  • The Swartland is a region of Western Cape Province that begins some 50 kilometres north of Cape Town and consists of the area between the towns of Malmesbury in the south, Darling in the west, Piketberg in the north, and the Riebeek West and Riebeek Kasteel in the east.
  • Jan van Riebeeck called this softly undulating country between the mountain ranges “Het Zwarte Land” (the Black Land) because of the endemic Renosterbos (Elytropappus rhinocerotis). After the rains, mainly in winter, the Renosterbos takes on a dark appearance when viewed from the distance in large numbers. This is due to the fine leaf-hairs adhering to the leaves when wet.
  • The wide fertile plain is the bread basket of Cape Town with its wheat fields reaching up to the foot of the mountains, interrupted by wine, fruit, and vegetable farms.
  • Viticulture in the Swartland is still comparatively young and is practised under dryland conditions, with minimal irrigation.
  • On the Swartland Wine Route, wine farms may be visited and their products sampled.
  • The Swartland is also home to the oldest colonial hotel of South Africa, the Royal Hotel in Riebeek Kasteel. Wikipedia.
Swartland, easy Travellers online Guide for South Africa
Swartland, easy Travellers online Guide for South Africa

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