Vanrhynsdorp

Description

Van Rhynsdorp (Afrikaans: Vanrhynsdorp) is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Van Rhynsdorp was founded as Trutro (“TroeTroe”) after the area was first explored by Europeans in 1661 by Pieter van Meerhoff. The Troe-Troe Zending (“Mission”) dates to the 1751 completion of the Trutro Homestead which is still standing at Van Rhynsdorp. The name of the town was changed to Van Rhynsdorp (in Afrikaans, Vanrhynsdorp) in 1881. The town is located at the edge of the Nama Karoo, an area of semi-desert succulent vegetation. The mountains around the town were populated by the San people, a group of late stone age hunter-gatherers. Examples of rock art exist dating from this period exist in the area.

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Letsatsi Lodge

Maskam Guest Farm

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Red Ox Steakhouse

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