Draaihoogte
Draaihoogte is a farm in Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape. Draaihoogte is situated nearby to the suburb Suider-Paarl, as well as near the locality Hartebeeskraal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Afrikaans Language Monument.
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 2½ km northwest of Draaihoogte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Simondium and Paarl.
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 6 km south of Draaihoogte.
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.
Denneburg
Suburb
Paarl is a town with 294,457 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington. Denneburg is situated 6 km northeast of Draaihoogte.
Draaihoogte
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.78604° or 33° 47′ 10″ southLongitude
18.95559° or 18° 57′ 20″ eastElevation
128 metres (420 feet)Open location code
4FRW6X74+H6GeoNames ID
3368462
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