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R365 (South Africa)
The R365 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Piketberg and Lamberts Bay. Its north-western terminus is at the R364 in Lamberts Bay. From there it heads south then east for 29 kilometres to reach Leipoldtville. It continues for a further 57 kilometres in a south-easterly to south-south-easterly direction before crossing the Kruismans River and meeting the R366 at a T-junction from the south. Here, turning right, the westerly route is signed as the R366 to Elands Bay. The R365 turns left here, continuing east before veering south. After 13 kilometres, a turnoff to the left is given to Eendekuil. Continuing south, it ends at a four-way junction with the R44 at Piketberg. The R365 enters from the north, with the south and west roads unsigned. The easterly road is the westerly terminus of the R44. The turnoff to the Dasklip Pass Dasklip Pass is situated in the Western Cape province of South Africa on an off-road near Porterville along the R365 highway. The r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Route (South Africa)
__NOTOC__Regional routes (also sometimes known as minor regional routes) are the third category of road in the Numbered routes in South Africa, South African route numbering scheme. They are designated with the letter "R" followed by a three-digit number. They serve as feeders connecting smaller towns to the national routes (South Africa), national and provincial routes (South Africa), provincial routes. Designation as a regional road does not necessarily imply any particular size of road; they range from gravel roads (like the R340 (South Africa), R340 between Plettenberg Bay and Uniondale, Western Cape, Uniondale) to multi-lane freeways (like the R300 (South Africa), R300 near Cape Town). Although most regional roads are maintained by Provinces of South Africa, provincial road authorities, this is not universally the case; in provinces which lack capacity, some may be under the control of the South African National Roads Agency, National Roads Agency (SANRAL), and in urban areas t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piketberg
Piketberg (also sometimes spelt Piquetberg in the past) is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa, located about 80 km east of Saldanha Bay. The original spelling of the name was "Piquetberg". The town is in the foothills of the Piketberg mountains, a range of low mountains formed from Table Mountain Sandstone. The area around the mountains is conducive to the farming of wheat, while the area on top of the mountains, being cooler and generally frost-free, is suited to the farming of fruit and Rooibos Tea. Piketberg possesses a large Dutch Reformed Church designed by the architect Carl Otto Hager in his trademark neo-Gothic style. History The area was inhabited by the Khoikhoi and the Bushmen, San before the arrival of 21 Dutch, Huguenot and German families in 1705-06, and there is still well-preserved San rock art in the mountains. There was once a small military post in the town to protect the livestock of farmers from raids by the Khoikhoi. By the 1730s the population had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamberts Bay
Lambert's Bay is a small fishing town in the Western Cape province of South Africa situated north of Cape Town. It is part of the Cederberg Municipality. The coast town has been proclaimed 'the Diamond of the West Coast' because of its white beaches, wildlife and lobsters. Although primarily a fishing town, it has become a significant tourist attraction on the West Coast due to its moderate all-year climate. Birding * Bird Island Nature Reserve – The nesting and breeding ground of thousands of Cape gannets, penguins and other bird species can be reached by walking on a breakwater wall. * History Lambert's Bay is named after Admiral Lambert of the British Navy who did a marine survey of the bay between 1826 and 1840. In 1887 Mr Stephan bought the commercial buildings and built the hotel in 1888. Lambert's Bay was used as a lay-up for British warships during the war of 1900–1902 and in 1901 HMS ''Sybille'' was wrecked opposite Steenbokfontein. The first crayfish factory w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R365 (South Africa)
The R365 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Piketberg and Lamberts Bay. Its north-western terminus is at the R364 in Lamberts Bay. From there it heads south then east for 29 kilometres to reach Leipoldtville. It continues for a further 57 kilometres in a south-easterly to south-south-easterly direction before crossing the Kruismans River and meeting the R366 at a T-junction from the south. Here, turning right, the westerly route is signed as the R366 to Elands Bay. The R365 turns left here, continuing east before veering south. After 13 kilometres, a turnoff to the left is given to Eendekuil. Continuing south, it ends at a four-way junction with the R44 at Piketberg. The R365 enters from the north, with the south and west roads unsigned. The easterly road is the westerly terminus of the R44. The turnoff to the Dasklip Pass Dasklip Pass is situated in the Western Cape province of South Africa on an off-road near Porterville along the R365 highway. The r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R364 (South Africa)
The R364 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Lamberts Bay to the R27 between Calvinia and Nieuwoudtville via Clanwilliam. Route The route's western terminus is the R365 at Lambert's Bay. It heads east for 31 kilometres, reaching Graafwater. From Graafwater, it continues east for 28 kilometres to reach an interchange with the N7 near Clanwilliam. After another three kilometres heading east, it reaches Clanwilliam. From Clanwilliam, it enters the Cederberg range where it runs through the Pakhuis Pass Pakhuis Pass is a mountain pass on the R364 in the northern Cederberg in South Africa. The pass connects Clanwilliam to Calvinia. A turnoff from the pass heads southeast to the Biedouw Valley and Wupperthal. The pass is 25 km long, reaches .... From there, it winds north-north-east through another two passes, Botterkloof Pass and Bloukrans Pass, to reach its terminus at the R27 near Calvinia. The total distance from Clanwilliam to the R27 is 116 kilometre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipoldtville
Leipoldtville is a town in Cederberg Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located West-Southwest of Clanwilliam and Southeast of Lambert's Bay. The town is named after the Reverend C F Leipoldt, a Dutch Reformed minister in Clanwilliam from 1884 to 1910 and father of the Afrikaans Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans gra ... poet C. Louis Leipoldt. References {{West Coast District Municipality Populated places in the Cederberg Local Municipality Populated places established in 1905 1905 establishments in the Cape Colony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kruismans River
Bert Kruismans (1966) is a Belgian stand-up comedian. He is best known for his part as a judge in the Flemish television series ' and for winning the final round of the popular Belgian television quiz ' (''The Smartest Person of the World''). Early life Kruismans was born in 1966 in the village of Sint-Katharine-Lombeek as Bert Hilda Van der Cruyssen and now lives in , near Aalst. Career Bert Kruismans started his career as an editor and presenter on Studio Brussel, after which he moved to other Flemish radio stations like Radio Donna and the BRT-night radio. His took his first steps on national TV by writing or editing programs like ''Kriebels'' ( VTM), ''Now or Never'' (VT4), ''Rosa'' (TV1), ''Ombudsjan'' (TV1), ''Raar Maar Waar'' (VTM) and ''De Mannen van de Macht'' (Canvas Canvas is an extremely durable plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, shelters, as a support for oil painting and for other items for which sturdiness is required, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R366 (South Africa)
The R366 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Elands Bay in the north-west with the R365, and indirectly, Piketberg and the N7. Route Starting in Elands Bay it runs south-east along the north bank of the Verlorenvlei River. After 28 kilometres, it passes Redelinghuys on the right. After a further 21 kilometres, it crosses the Kruismans River. It then veers east to end at a t-junction with the R365 after five kilometres. If you continue straight at the t-junction, you veer South towards Piketberg on R365. The turn-off north also continues as the R365, heading north-north-west to Leipoldtville and Lamberts Bay Lambert's Bay is a small fishing town in the Western Cape province of South Africa situated north of Cape Town. It is part of the Cederberg Municipality. The coast town has been proclaimed 'the Diamond of the West Coast' because of its white bea .... External links Routes Travel Info References Regional Routes in the Western Cape {{SouthAfric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elands Bay
Elands Bay is a town in South Africa, situated in the Western Cape Province, on the Atlantic Ocean, at . The town is located about 220 kilometres (two and a half hours drive) north from Cape Town. It is a world class surfing location and is also noted for its caves, which have a number of rock paintings. In 2009, Heritage Western Cape declared the Elands Bay Cave and most of Baboon Point (Cape Deseada), on which it is located, as a provincial heritage site.Provincial Notice 4619,Province of the Western Cape Provincial Gazette, No. 6621, Cape Town: 9 April 2009, p.549 Eland's Bay along with much of this coastline is an "important" bird habitat. The local wetland, Verlorenvlei, is a Ramsar wetland. File:ElandsBay1979.jpg, Cave at Eland's Bay See also * Mussel Point, a large "prehistoric" shell midden near Elands Bay * Verlorevlei River Verlorevlei River is a river in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Lying on the Sandveld of the West Coast, the river runs past E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eendekuil
Eendekuil is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Situated 30 km (19 mi) north of Piketberg, the village was the terminus of the Cape Town railway until the end of the Anglo-Boer War, and it remains the railhead for the Citrusdal region, which lies on the other side of the Olifants River (Western Cape), Olifants River. References Populated places in the Bergrivier Local Municipality {{WesternCape-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R44 (South Africa)
The R44 is a provincial route in Western Cape, South Africa that connects Piketberg with Kleinmond via Wellington, Stellenbosch and Somerset West. The coastal section between Kleinmond and Gordon's Bay is a very scenic ocean drive. The section between Gordon's Bay and Stellenbosch via Somerset West is a dual carriageway. The R44 is co-signed with the R46 between Gouda and Hermon in the Berg River The Berg River (also called Great Berg River or in Afrikaans: Bergrivier) is a river located just north of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is approximately 294 km (183 mi) long with a catchment area of 7,715& ... valley. References External links Routes Travel Info 44 Provincial routes in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |