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Wilgerbosdam Destination Guide

Discover Wilgerbosdam in South Africa

Wilgerbosdam in the region of Eastern Cape is a town located in South Africa - some 436 mi or ( 702 km ) South of Pretoria , the country's capital .

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Local time in Wilgerbosdam is now 10:36 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Quthing, Qacha's Nek, Mohale's Hoek, Maseru, and Mafeteng. When in this area, you might want to check out Quthing . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Wilgerbosdam ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Elands River (1901)

In the Battle of Elands River, after the Elands River Poort, on 17 September 1901 during the Second Boer War, a Boer raiding force under Jan Smuts destroyed a British cavalry company led by Captain Sandeman, a cousin of Winston Churchill, on the Modderfontein farm. This battle is therefore also known as the Battle of Modderfontein.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -31.85 26.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1901 in South Africa, Battles of the Second Boer War, Conflicts in 1901

Hofmeyr Skull

The Hofmeyr Skull is a specimen of a 37,000 year old human skull found in 1952. It is one of the very few modern human skulls discovered in Africa south of Ethiopia and older than 20,000 years.

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Located at -31.57 25.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Anthropology, Hominin fossils, Human remains (archaeological), Prehistoric Africa, Recent single origin hypothesis, Specific fossil specimens