History of Rawsonville

Province: Western Cape
Cape Winelands
Coordinates: 33°41′4.9″S 19°18′54″E
Area: 2.42 km2
Municipality: Breede Valley

First sales in Rawsonville

In 1858 Johannes Petrus Jordaan was put in charge of the farm Aan -de-Smalblaar and he divided part of the farm into 57 small plots which were sold by public auction. The town was then named after William Rawson who was the Cape Colonial Secretary from 1854 -1864. It was decided with the participation of 45 local”deelhebbers” that a school should be built in Rawsonville. It was called De Goudini School The high school there still bears this name. The word Goudini is most probably from the Khoi expression meaning”Bitter honey valley”

Church discussion

In 1878 a public meeting was held to establish whether a Dutch Reformed church was needed in Rawsonville and permission was granted for the Goudini Dutch Reformed congregation to be formed. Town management was granted to Rawsonville under the “Village Management Act” in 1883

Farming Community

Rawsonville is a farming community in the Breede River valley, The area has been settled by European farmers since the early 1700s. Farms here produce table grapes and grapes for wine.

Flooding in Rawsonville

By the 1850s it became necessary to form a hamlet for the local farmers, as the Breede River regularly burst its banks, and became impassable, so farmers could not reach Worcester. If it rained for 6 hours or more, even the Smalblaar River flooded and water ran through the village.

The postcode in Rawsonville is 6845

WEATHER IN RAWSONVILLE TODAY

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Things to see and do in Rawsonville

Slanghoek valley road
Goudini Spa at the east end of Badsberg (Bath Mountain) Water here surfaces at a temperature of 40 degrees. it is somewhat radioactive but there are very few impurities.

Useful Numbers in Rawsonville

Police: 023 3498300
Municipality-023 348 2600
Traffic department: Worcester: 023 347 0959
Fire: Breede Valley Fire Brigade 023 348 9060
Water:023 348 2600
Electricity:023 348 2600
Ambulance: 10177 023 342 0478
Post office; Post agency 023 349 1050
Library: 023 349 6646
Closest hospital; 023 3491042
Pharmacy;
SPCA: Worcester animal welfare 023 347 1049
Schools: Goudini High 023 349 1070
Rawsonville primary 023 349 1721
Tourism : 023 614 2471

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