Kliprug
Kliprug is a farm in Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape. Kliprug is situated nearby to the suburb Suider-Paarl, as well as near the village Simondium.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Afrikaans Language Monument and Drakenstein Lion Park.
Afrikaans Language Monument
Monument
Photo: Chell Hill, CC BY 2.5.
The Afrikaans Language Monument is located on a hill overlooking Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa. Officially opened on 10 October 1975, it commemorates the semicentenary of Afrikaans being declared an official language of South Africa separate from Dutch. Afrikaans Language Monument is situated 4 km north of Kliprug.
Drakenstein Lion Park
Zoo
Drakenstein Lion Park is a zoological park in Drakenstein, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1998 to keep lions which could not be rehabilitated into the wilderness, and was meant to replace the now-defunct Tygerberg Zoo, which housed possible descendants of the Cape lion, amongst other animals. Drakenstein Lion Park is situated 3½ km west of Kliprug.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Simondium and Klapmuts.
Simondium
Village
Simondium is a hamlet 8 kilometres south of Paarl in western South Africa. It was named after Pierre Simond, Huguenot minister at the Cape. Simondium is situated 4½ km south of Kliprug.
Klapmuts
Village
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0.
Klapmuts is the name of both a hill, and a town which formed at its foot. They are located in Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Klapmuts is situated 7 km west of Kliprug.
Paarl
Photo: Tim Parkinson, CC BY 2.0.
Paarl is the third-oldest town in South Africa and is approximately 60 km to the north-west of Cape Town. It is famous for having one of the world's largest rock outcrops.
Kliprug
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.8° or 33° 48′ southLongitude
18.95° or 18° 57′ eastElevation
137 metres (449 feet)Open location code
4FRW6W2X+2XGeoNames ID
3365465
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