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Brandvlei

Brandvlei is a small town in the region of the , South Africa. This is where a 19th-century trekboer called Ou Brand settled. Brand camped at this spot at the Sakrivier, a dry river bed, which only occasionally had water after good rains – and which typically result in flash floods.
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Brandvlei

Latitude
-30.46333° or 30° 27′ 48″ south
Longitude
20.48611° or 20° 29′ 10″ east
Population
2,860
Elevation
921 metres (3,022 feet)
Open location code
4GX2GFPP+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262719438
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1015850
Wiki­data ID
Q898384
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Romanian—“Brandvlei” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Brandvlei”
  • Asturian: “Brandvlei”
  • Dutch: “Brandvlei”
  • Estonian: “Brandvlei”
  • French: “Brandvlei”
  • German: “Brandvlei”
  • Irish: “Brandvlei”
  • Italian: “Brandvlei”
  • Malagasy: “Brandvlei”
  • Pedi: “Brandvlei”
  • Romanian: “Brandvlei”

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