Merweville is a town located in Beaufort West Municipality, Western Cape. Village 45 km north-west of

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and 130 km south-east of

Beaufort West Beaufort West (Afrikaans: ''Beaufort-Wes''; Xhosa: ''eBhofolo'') is a town in the Western Cape province in South Africa. It is the largest town in the arid Great Karoo region, and is known as the "Capital of the Karoo". It forms part of the Beau ...

. It was established on the farm Vanderbylskraal in 1904 and administered by a village management board from 1921. Named after the Reverend P van der Merwe (1860-1940), minister at Beaufort West of the

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, and chairman of the church council which established the town. The town is an isolated community that maintains an old-world charm, about 150 km from

. The surrounding region has been likened to that of

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. It was one of the few towns or villages in the province not to be serviced by a sealed highway until the 40 km stretch of gravel road from the N1 was tarred in 2015. One of the few remaining towns that still retains the old type laid back livestyle of days gone by - se
Merweville
for more information. Every year the Dankfees festival is held which attracts thousands of people for the weekend.Go! magazine, december 2017 issue, p.50-56

References

External links

Merweville Town Website
www.merweville.co.za {{Authority control Karoo Populated places in the Beaufort West Local Municipality 1904 establishments in South Africa