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Heidelberg
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South Africa :: Western Cape (Garden Route)
:: Heidelberg
Category:
Places :: Town Medium
Heidelberg is located on the N2 and is included in the well-known tourist Garden Route. It is about half way between Cape Town and Knysna. Heidelberg is today what once was known as Doornboom Farm. The oldest house in Heidelberg is located in Fourie Street and is called the Fourie House. (Aug-13).
| Address : | Tourism Office, Garden Route, South Africa | ||
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| Contact : | Tourism Office | ||
| Tel : | +27(0)28 722 1068 | ||
| Cellphone Reception : | Good | Main Cellular Network : | MTN. Vodacom. CellC |
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| Police Telephone : | +27(0)28 722 1910 |
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| Doctor Telephone : | +27(0)28 722 2034 |
| Towing Service Telephone : | +27(0)28 722 1100 |
| Petrol Type : | Unleaded |
| Other Facilities : | Fast Food. |
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| Picnics, Golf, Whale or Dolphin Watching | |
| More Activities : | Squash. Bowls. |
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| Notes on Activities : | (Some activities may be offered nearby). |
CAMPING:
According to our research there is currently no camping facilities in Heidelberg. (Jul-2017).
HEALTHCARE:
Clinic: +27(0)28 722 1441 number nearest hospital is Riversdale. Doctors no. for Dr. Scholtz & De Villiers. Hospital no. is for public hospital.
MECHANICAL REPAIR:
Mechanical Repair and Tow-In offered by Duivenhoks Dieseldiens CC. Railway Station.
OTHER SHOPS/SERVICES:
There is a farmstall.
“Heidelberg is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is located near South Africa's south coast, on the N2 highway, within the Hessequa region, 274 km east of Cape Town (about halfway between Cape Town and Knysna). Heidelberg marks the start of the Garden Route. Heidelberg is part of the Hessequa Local Municipality. In 1716, Louis Fourie (1690s–1767) obtained grazing rights from Governor van der Stel and he settled alongside the Duivenhoks River.This is where he later constructed the Doornboom Homestead - registered in 1728 - and the Doornboom Farm was established. The area was initially part of the greater Riversdale district until the Riversdale Dutch Reformed church council in 1855 bought a portion of the farm Doornboom on which to lay out the town when a new Dutch Reformed congregation was created for the farmers between Swellendam and Riversdale. The town grew around the church and it was named in honour of the German town, Heidelberg, because of the Heidelberg catechism that was practiced in the church. In 1903 Heidelberg became part of the railway network and became an important transport link for the wool, wheat, fruit, and tobacco industries of the area. The river, the Duivenhoks (Dovecote), was named by an explorer, Isaq Schrijver, who observed a lot of doves where the river flows into the Indian Ocean, at a place called Puntjie. (Tsidi Mzansi Historian)” - Chris Smit, 2025/05/25
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