Knysna

Knysna, pearl of the scenic , sits between and . Perennially green thanks to a Mediterranean Maritime climate with rain falling throughout the year, Knysna is mantled by indigenous forests extending into the area.
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  • Town with about 51,100 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
  • Description: town in the Western Cape, South Africa
  • Also known as
    “De Nysna”
    “Melkhoutkraal”

Places of Interest

Discover Pledge Nature Reserve and Knysna fine art.
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Nature reserve
is a declared nature reserve…
Art gallery
is a commercial art gallery in Knysna, in the of .

Knysna

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Latitude
-34.0357° or 34° 2′ 9″ south
Longitude
23.0485° or 23° 2′ 55″ east
UN/LOCODE
ZA KNY
Open location code
4GQ5X27X+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1490089707
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
988698
Wiki­data ID
Q251137

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Knysna” goes by many names.
KnysnaAfrikaans
كنيسناArabic
ՆայսնեArmenian
KnysnaAsturian
KnysnaCatalan
KnysnaCebuano
Knysna (kapital sa munisipyo)Cebuano
克尼斯納Chinese
克尼斯纳Chinese
KnysnaDanish
KnysnaDutch
كنيسناEgyptian Arabic
KnajsnoEsperanto
KnysnaEsperanto
KnysnaEstonian
KnysnaFrench
KnysnaGerman
נייסנהHebrew
KnysnaItalian
ナイズナJapanese
KnysnaMalagasy
KnysnaNorwegian
KnysnaNorwegian Bokmål
KnysnaPedi
KnysnaPolish
KnysnaPortuguese
KnysnaRomanian
НайснаRussian
НайснеRussian
KnysnaSilesian
KnysnaSpanish
KnysnaSwahili
KnysnaSwedish
КниснаUkrainian
کنائیسناUrdu
KnysnaVenda
IKnysnaZulu

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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