Dordrecht, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
🇿🇦 Dordrecht is a town situated in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Dordrecht was founded in 1856 by Baron Smiddolff (later changed to Smithdorff), a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church. The town was named for the city of the same name in the South-Western Netherlands.
Description Dordrecht lies nestled in the Stormberg Mountains, just north of Queenstown between Middelburg and Mthatha. Its many historical buildings and museum display turn-of-the-century furniture and clothing. Dordrecht is a small town surrounded by a number of farms with a large number of merino sheep and cattle ranchers in the region. Farmers around Dordrecht also grow potatoes. Dordrecht has a number of historical sites including a unique 1873 colonial country bed-and-breakfast. There are farmstay holidays available in the region. They are well known in South Africa for trout fishing, pheasant hunting and game hunting. The town is also situated near the Western Drakensberg Mountains where South Africa's only snow skiing resort is found.
It has two high schools, Masikhanyise High School and Dordrecht High School (which is 102 years old). Its oldest townships are Sinako township, Munikville and Marabastad.
A Remembrance Garden is in the city centre in memory of Baron Smithdorff, and high in the kopje in the foothills is a plaque dedicated to the Smithdorff family.
East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Dordrecht has a population of over 8,741 people. Dordrecht also forms part of the wider Emalahleni District which has a population of over 119,460 people. It is also a part of the larger Chris Hani District. Dordrecht is situated near Cacadu.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Dordrecht has links with:
🇳🇱 Dordrecht, Netherlands🇦🇷 Villa Carlos Paz -31.4
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🇦🇷 Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz -31.633
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