Albertinia is a settlement in
Hessequa Municipality in the
Western Cape province of
South Africa.
Village 50 km west of
Mossel Bay, at the foot of the Langeberg Mountains, and is fondly referred to as the home of the Aloe.
Albertinia has two Aloe factories, as
Aloe Ferox, or Cape Aloe is indigenous to the area. Another indigenous plant to the Albertinia district is
Thamnochortus insignis, commonly known as thatch, which is exported for commercial use.
Due to the dry climate, Albertinia demarcates the end of th
Klein Karoo Wine Route one will find various vineyards at the foot of the mountain slopes.
Albertinia also boasts a 9 Hol
golf course
It was laid out in 1900 on the farm Grootfontein and became a municipality in 1920. The name is derived from the surname of Johannes Rudolph Albertyn (1847-1920), the first Dutch Reformed minister to serve the community.
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Populated places in the Hessequa Local Municipality
Populated places established in 1900