Drostdy Museum

Drostdy Museum is located in Swellendam, South Africa. The building was built in 1747 by the Dutch East India Company as a residence for the Magistrate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swellendam.

Swellendam

Photo: A3alb, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Swellendam is in the Western Cape region. It's one of the oldest European settlements in South Africa. The town has over 50 provincial heritage sites, most of them buildings of Cape Dutch architecture.

Drostdy Museum

Type: Museum
Description: museum in Swellendam, South Africa
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Swellendam Local Municipality, Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-34.01944° or 34° 1′ 10″ south

Longitude

20.45276° or 20° 27′ 10″ east

Inception

1747

Levels

Roof shape

hipped

Open location code

4GQ2XFJ3+64

OpenStreetMap ID

way 190726002

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q15961639

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Igbo—“Drostdy Museum” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Drostdymuseum”
Igbo: “Ebe Ngosi Ihe Mgbe Ochie Drostdy”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kunstje Huis and Mayville drostdy museum.

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