History of Klapmuts

Province: Western Cape
Winelands
Coordinates: 33°48′20″S 18°52′11″E

Area:1.76 km2
Municipality: Stellenbosch

Klapmuts is a small town at the foot of the isolated Klapmuts hill which is surrounded by wine farms. The Klapmuts hill consists of a combination of sandstone, granite, and shale conglomerate. The vegetation that thrives on this soil type is predominantly the threatened Swaartland shale renosterveld. At the top of the hill, there is geological evidence of an Afrotemperae forest which consisted of Breede river Yellow wood trees. A conservancy was set up in 2004 and the area’s plants and wildlife are now protected.

The postcode for Klapmuts is 7625

Things to see and do in Klapmuts:

The Afrikaans Taal Museum in Klapmuts is a Georgian-style house built in the 1860s, with many exhibits from Afrikaans theatre, radio, and television

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Useful Numbers

Police: 021 875 8000
Traffic department:Stellenbosch-021 808 8800
Fire: Stellenbosch-021 808 8888
Water:021 808 8215 / 021 808 8953 / 021 808 8343
Electricity:021 808 8215 / 021 808 8953 / 021 808 8343
Ambulance: 10177
Post office; Agency-021 875 5335
Library:021 808 8398
Clinic-021 875 5206
SPCA: Paarl-021 863 2720
Schools:Klapmuts Primary School-021 875 5471
Museum: Afrikaans Taal museum 021 872 3441

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